Names beginning with Z
175 names, with meanings and origins. Part of a library of 12,046.
Zaara
Radiance, a flower
Arabic
Zabel
God is my oath
Armenian
Zabya
A gazelle
Arabic
Zadie
Princess (Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth)
English/Hebrew
Zafeiria
A sapphire
Greek
Zafiro
A sapphire
Greek
Zafiroula
A little sapphire
Greek
Zaha
Radiant, splendid
Arabic
Zahara
Brilliance / radiance
Hebrew
Zaharoula
Sweet as sugar
Greek
Zahava
Gold / golden
Hebrew
Zahra
Radiant (Fatima al-Zahra - Prophet Muhammad's daughter)
Arabic/Urdu
Zahwa
Radiance, beauty
Arabic
Zaina
Beauty / adornment
Arabic
Zainab
Fragrant flower
Arabic/Urdu
Zaineb
A fragrant flower
Arabic
Zaira
A blooming flower
Dagestani
Zaituni
An olive
Swahili
Zala
Beautiful
Slovenian
Zalika
Well-born, beautiful
Hausa/Swahili
Zalina
Golden
Ossetian
Zambeta
God is my oath
Greek
Zamfira
A sapphire
Romanian
Zamira
A songful nightingale
Georgian
Zampia
God is my oath
Greek
Zane
Lily
Latvian
Zanele
They are complete
Zulu
Zaneta
God is gracious
Czech
Zanobia
The life of Zeus
Italian
Zara
Flower, blooming
Arabic/Hebrew
Zarghuna
Green, verdant
Pashto
Zaria
Dawn / flower (Nigerian city + Zaria Forman artist)
African/Slavic
Zariah
Flower; dawn
American
Zarina
Golden
Persian/Russian
Zariyah
Flower; dawn
Arabic
Zariyat
The scattering winds
Karachay
Zarmina
Golden, cherished
Pashto
Zarnigor
Golden picture
Other
Zarnish
Golden glow (Zarnish Khan - Pakistani actress)
Persian
Zarrin
Golden
Other
Zaruhi
Golden, splendid
Armenian
Zawadi
A gift
Swahili
Zaya
Destiny / good fortune
Other
Zaylee
A modern name
English
Zaylie
A modern name
English
Zaylynn
A modern name
English
Zaynab
Fragrant tree (Prophets daughter + Sayyida Zaynab)
Arabic
Zdena
A builder of glory
Czech
Zdenka
Made of stone
Other
Zdravka
Healthy, well
Slavic
Zeba
Beautiful, becoming
Urdu
Zeenat
Beauty / adornment (iconic Zeenat Aman Padma Shri 2018)
Arabic/Urdu
Zehra
Radiant, brilliant
Turkish
Zehranur
The light of a blossom
Turkish
Zeina
Beauty
Arabic
Zelda
Blessed, happy
Yiddish/Germanic
Zeliha
A woman of beauty
Turkish
Zelinda
A shield of victory
Italian
Zelma
Divine protection
German
Zemira
A song
Hebrew
Zena
Hospitable
Greek
Zenaida
Of Zeus; a dove
Greek
Zendaya
To give thanks (Zendaya, youngest Emmy Best Actress winner)
Shona
Zenobia
Life of Zeus
Greek/Palmyrene
Zephyrine
Of the west wind
Greek
Zepyur
A gentle breeze
Armenian
Zeresh
Gold (Haman's wife)
Persian/Hebrew
Zeri
Golden
Kurdish
Zerina
Golden
Bosnian
Zerrin
Golden
Turkish
Zerya
The sea
Kurdish
Zetian
Wu Zetian — only female emperor of China
Chinese
Zeynep
Beauty, ornament of father
Turkish/Arabic
Zeynepgul
A precious rose
Turkish
Zeynepnaz
A graceful jewel
Turkish
Zeynepnur
A radiant jewel
Turkish
Zeynepsu
Pure as water
Turkish
Zezag
A flower
Chechen
Zhaleh
Dew
Other
Zhanar
Sparkling eyes; radiant
Kazakh
Zhaniya
Dear to the soul
Kazakh
Zhanna
God is gracious
Belarusian
Zhaojun
Han beauty sent to marry the Xiongnu
Chinese
Zhen
Precious, treasured
Chinese
Zhi
Fragrant iris
Chinese
Zhibek
Silk
Kazakh
Zhina
Life-giving
Persian
Zhivka
Lively, full of life
Bulgarian
Zhu
Pearl
Chinese
Zhuldyz
A star
Kazakh
Zia
Light, splendour
Arabic
Ziba
Beautiful, elegant
Persian
Zibiah
Gazelle (Joash's mother)
Hebrew
Ziedite
A little blossom
Latvian
Zikora
Show the world
Igbo
Zilan
A river of Kurdistan
Kurdish
Zillah
Shadow (Lamech's second wife)
Hebrew
Zilola
Clear, pure
Uzbek
Zilpah
Drooping, frailty
Hebrew
Zilya
Clear and pure
Tatar
Zin
A heroine of Kurdish epic
Kurdish
Zinaida
Belonging to Zeus
Russian/Greek
Zinhle
Beautiful
Other
Zinnerah
Zinnerah (early Muslim freedwoman)
Arabic
Zinnia
The zinnia flower (first flower bloomed in space + Matilda's mother)
German/Latin
Zinovia
The life of Zeus
Russian
Zintle
They are beautiful
Xhosa
Zipporah
Bird
Hebrew
Zisan
Adorned, beautiful
Turkish
Ziska
A free spirit
German
Zissel
Sweet
Yiddish
Zita
Little girl, maiden
Italian
Ziv
Radiance, brightness
Hebrew
Ziva
Radiance / splendor (NCIS iconic Ziva David)
Hebrew
Zivile
Living, full of life
Lithuanian
Zlata
Golden
Slavic
Zlatica
A little golden one
Slovenian
Zlatka
Golden
Slavic
Zodwa
She alone
Zulu
Zoe
Life
Greek
Zoey
Life
Greek
Zofia
Wisdom
Polish/Greek
Zografia
A living painting
Greek
Zografoula
A little painter
Greek
Zohar
Radiance, splendor
Hebrew
Zohara
Brightness, radiance
Hebrew
Zohra
Radiant; the planet Venus
Urdu
Zohreh
The planet Venus
Persian
Zoi
Life
Greek
Zoie
Life
Greek
Zoitsa
Little life
Greek
Zola
Quiet, tranquil
Zulu/Italian
Zora
Dawn, daybreak
Slavic
Zoraida
Enchanting, captivating
Spanish
Zoriana
Starry, of the stars
Ukrainian
Zorica
Little dawn
Other
Zorina
The dawn
Romanian
Zorislava
The glory of the dawn
Serbian
Zorka
The dawn
Slavic
Zornitsa
The morning star, dawn
Bulgarian
Zorya
Slavic dawn (the morning and evening stars)
Slavic
Zoryana
A star, of the dawn
Ukrainian
Zosime
Full of life
Greek
Zoumboulia
A hyacinth
Greek
Zoya
Life
Russian/Greek
Zozan
The highland pastures
Kurdish
Zrinka
A noble Croatian name
Croatian
Zsanett
God is gracious
Hungarian
Zsuzsanna
A lily
Hungarian
Zsófia
Wisdom (Hungarian Sophia)
Hungarian/Greek
Zubaida
Cream of milk (Harun al-Rashid's wife)
Arabic
Zubeida
Cream of milk / Zubaida wife of Caliph Harun al-Rashid
Arabic
Zuena
A beautiful woman
Swahili
Zuhura
The planet Venus
Swahili
Zukhra
The planet Venus
Tatar
Zulai
A brilliant beauty
Hausa
Zulal
Pure, clear water
Turkish
Zulfiya
Flowing tresses
Uzbek
Zulfiyat
With beautiful locks
Dagestani
Zulikhan
A brilliant beauty
Chechen
Zulikhat
A brilliant beauty
Karachay
Zumra
Emerald
Turkish
Zumranur
Emerald light
Turkish
Zumrud
An emerald
Azerbaijani
Zunaira
After Zunayra al-Rumiya
Urdu
Zuri
Beautiful, good
Swahili
Zurie
Beautiful
Swahili
Zuwena
Lovely, good
Swahili
Zuzana
Lily (Slovak Susanna)
Slovak/Czech
Zuzanna
Lily
Polish/Hebrew
Zvart
Cheerful, joyful
Armenian
Zvenyslava
Ringing with glory
Ukrainian
Zvonka
The ringing of a bell
Slovenian
Zyanya
Forever, eternal
Zapotec
Zélie
Diligent (Saint Zélie Martin, mother of Saint Thérèse)
French/Greek