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Ženja m & f Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Southern Slavic form of Zhenya.

Zenja f Bosnian
Hypocoristic form of Zejneb or Zenobia.... [more]

Zenka Ценка f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ценка (see Tsenka).

Zenobija Зенобија f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Zenobia.... [more]

Žeraldina f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Zezka Цецка f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цецка (see Tsetska).

Zhan Жан m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žan.

Zhana Жана f Bulgarian, Belarusian
Bulgarian form of Žana and Belarusian variant transcription of Zhanna.

Zhaneta Жанета f Belarusian (Rare), Bulgarian, Albanian
Albanian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Jeannette.

Zhasmina Жасмина f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Jasmine.

Zheko Жеко m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zheliazko Желязко m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyaz Желяз m Bulgarian
Variant of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyazka Желязка f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zhelyazko.

Zhelyu Желю m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhitomir Житомир m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Žitomir.

Zhivomir Живомир m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Živomir.

Zhorzh Жорж m Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Georgian (Archaic)
Armenian, Bulgarian and Georgian form of Georges.

Zhorzheta Жоржета f Armenian (Rare), Bulgarian
Armenian and Bulgarian form of Georgette.

Zhulieta Жулиета f Bulgarian
Bulgarian borrowing of Juliette.

Zijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziyad.

Zijada f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Ziyad.

Zijo m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziya.

Zijona f Bosnian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Žikica Жикица m Serbian
Diminutive of masculine names that contain the Slavic element živŭ meaning "alive, living", such as Živojin and Živorad.

Zimana Зимана f Serbian
From the Serbian зима (zima) meaning "winter".

Zinaid m Bosnian
Masculine form of Zinaida.

Zinedin m Bosnian
Variant of Zinedine.

Zineta f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Ziynet.

Zinka f Croatian
Croatian variant of Zrinka, or a diminutive of names ending in -zina.

Žitomir Житомир m Croatian, Serbian
Means "to live in peace", derived from Proto-Slavic žiti "to live" combined with Slavic mir "peace". In other words, this name is more or less the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Życiomierz.

Živadin m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ (zhivu) meaning "living".

Živadinka Живадинка f Serbian
Feminine form of Živadin.

Živan Живан m Slovak, Serbian
Masculine form of Živa.

Živana Живана f Slovak, Czech (Rare), Macedonian, Serbian
Variant of Živa and Zivena.

Živojin Живојин m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic word живъ ( zhivu ) meaning "living".

Živoljub Живољуб m Serbian
Derived from the elements živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and ljub meaning "love" or "loved".

Živomir Живомир m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective živ "alive, live, living", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic živъ "live, alive". Also compare the Serbo-Croatian noun život "life, living, lifetime"... [more]

Živorad Живорад m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements živŭ meaning "alive, living" and radŭ meaning "happy, willing".

Života Живота m Serbian
Derived from the Serbian živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious".

Životije Животије m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian живот (život) meaning "life".

Zlatana Златана f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zlatena Златена f Bulgarian
Variant of Zlatina.

Zlatibor m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
From the Slavic elements zlato "gold" and bor "battle". This is the name of a mountain in Serbia.

Zlatimir Златимир m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Variant of Zlatomir.

Zlatimira Златимира f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatimir.

Zlatin Златин m Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Zlatan.

Zlatina Златина f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatodan Златодан m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Slavic elements zlato "gold" and dan "given."

Zlatoje Златоје m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from zlato, the Slavic word for "gold", meaning "golden, like gold".

Zlatomir Златомир m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Derived from Slavic zlato "gold" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Zlatomira Златомира f Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of Zlatomir.

Zlatoslav Златослав m Bulgarian, Belarusian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derived from Old Slavic zolto combined with slava meaning "glory"

Zmaga f Slovene
Feminine form of Zmago.

Zmago m Slovene
Cognate of Victor.

Zmagoslav m Slovene
Male form of Zmagoslava.

Zmagoslava f Slovene (Rare)
Slovenian feminine name derived from the word zmaga meaning "victory" and the Slavic name element slava meaning ''glory''.

Zofka f Polish, Slovene, Kashubian
Polish and Slovene diminutive of Zofia and Kashubian diminutive of Zofiô. Zofka Kveder (1878 – 1926) is considered one of the first Slovene women writers and feminists.

Zoika Зойка f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zoil m Catalan, Basque, Croatian, Polish, Russian
Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Polish and Russian form of Zoilus.

Zoki m Croatian
Diminutive form of Zoran.

Zoranka Зоранка f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zoran.

Zori Зори f Bulgarian
Short form of Zornitsa.

Zorika f Croatian

Zorina f Croatian (Rare), Moldovan
Derived from Zora.

Zorislav Зорислав m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian zora "dawn, aurora" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Zorislava Зорислава f Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zorislav.

Zorko m Croatian, Slovene
Derived from zora which means "dawn".

Zornitza Зорница f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Зорница (see Zornitsa).

Zoro Зоро m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive or short form of Zoran.

Zoroslav Зорослав m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zorislav.

Zosim Зосим m Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian (Rare), Serbian, Slovene
Form of Zosimos (see Zosimus) in various languages.

Zoui f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoe.

Zoyka Зойка f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zrin m Croatian

Zrina f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Zrinka.

Zrinjka f Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Zrinka.

Zubejda f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zubaida.

Žubora Жубора f Serbian
From Serbian жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".

Zulejha f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zuleika.

Zulejka f Hungarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Cognate of Zuleika.

Zulfija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zulfiya.

Zumreta f Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Zümra.

Zumruta f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Zumrut.

Žuva f Croatian (Rare)
It is a Dalmatian dialectical form of the Venetian Zuana or a Croatian form of Junia.

Žuža f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsa.

Žuži f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Zsuzsi.

Zvezda Звезда f Macedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare)
Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.

Zvezdan Звездан m Serbian, Slovene
Masculine form of Zvezdana.

Zvezdelin Звезделин m Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".

Zvezdelina Звезделина f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdelin.

Zvezdomir Звездомир m Bulgarian
The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian zvezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Slovak hviezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]

Zvezdomira звездомира f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zvezdomir.

Zvijezdana f Croatian
Variant of Zvjezdana.

Zvinimir Звинимир m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Svinimir.

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.

Zvjezdan m Croatian
Masculine form of Zvjezdana.

Zvonislav m Croatian (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown

Zvonka f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Zvonko.

Zvonkica f Croatian
Diminutive form of Zvonka.

Zvonomir Звономир m Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Zvonimir.

Zweta Цвета f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цвета (see Tsveta).

Zwetan Цветан m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Цветан (see Tsvetan).

Zwetana Цветана f Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Cvetana.

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