Names starting with the letter Z

Here you’ll find all the names beginning with the letter Z, followed by the meaning of the name starting with a Z. If the name is blue, it is a name normally given to a boy. If the name has a pink color, then it is usually given to a girl. A green name can be given to both boys and girls.

	Name	Meaning
	Zhannochka	Diminutive of Zhanna.
	Zhansaya	From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and сая (saya) meaning "shadow, shade, protection, comfort" (both words of Persian origin).
	Zhansultan	Soul sultan or leader
	Zhao	Excellent
	Zhaqiya	Kazakh form of Yahya, meaning God is gracious
	Zhaqueline	he who supplants
	Zharko	Alternate transcription of Macedonian Жарко (see Žarko).
	Zhavia	Perspective
	Zhazira	Island
	Zhelimir	To wish for peace
	Zhelyazko	Derived from Bulgarian zhelyazo, meaning iron.
	Zhen	Precious
	Zheng	Serious, classy
	Zhenga	African Queen
	Zhenis	Win or victory
	Zhenya	Well Born
	Zhi	Wisdom, Healing
	Zhibek	Silk
	Zhihao	From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous". Many other character combinations are possible.
	Zhirayr	Means "strong, active" in Armenian.
	Zhivka	Feminine form of Zhivko, meaning life or alive.
	Zhivko	Bulgarian form of Živko, as well as an alternate transcription for Macedonian.
	Zhong	Allegiant
	Zhou	From Chinese 舟 (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship", in addition to other characters that are pronounced similarly.
	Zhu	Straightforward or upright
	Zhuang	Strong or powerful
	Zhubin	Spear, Arrow
	Zhuldyz	Means "star" in Kazakh.
	Zhulong	From Chinese 烛 (zhú) meaning "candle, torch, light" and 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon". In Chinese mythology this was the name of a giant scarlet serpent, also called the Torch Dragon in English.
	Zhumabay	Friday
	Zhumabek	Minister in charge on Fridays
	Zhusip	Kazakh form of Yusuf, meaning supplanter
	Zhyldyz	Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Жылдыз (see Jyldyz).
	Zhyrgal	Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Жыргал (see Jyrgal).
	Zi	Graceful, Beautiful
	Zia	Wheat, Grain
	Ziad	Enlarging or abundance
	Ziaeddin	Persian form of Ziya ad-Din.
	Ziana	Brave and bold
	Ziang	Fragrant
	Ziarre	Unknown Meaning
	Ziaud	Splendor
	Ziauddin	Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء الدين (see Ziya ad-Din), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
	Ziaul-Haq	Truth
	Ziazan	Rainbow
	Ziba	Gorgeous
	Zibby	Short for Elizabeth
	Zibiah	Gazelle
	Zico	poppet
	Zidane	Most commonly associated with the former French footballer, Zinadine Zidane.
	Ziemowit	From an old Polish name derived from the elements sěmĭja "family" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a semi-legendary duke of Poland. It was also borne by several other Piast rulers of Masovia.
	Zifa	Tatar and Bashkir form of Ziba 1.
	Zifira	morning
	Ziga	Slovene form of Sigmund.
	Zigana	gypsy
	Ziganna	gypsy
	Zigfrids	Victory, peace, protection, safety.
	Ziggy	Diminutive Form Of Sigmund
	Zigmars	Latvian form of Siegmar.
	Zigmund	Victory protector
	Zigor	Means "rod, staff" or "punishment" in Basque.
	Zihayr	Brilliant or shining.
	Zihna	Spins
	Zijad	Light of faith
	Zikiya	One who is smart and intelligent.
	Zikmund	Victorious protection
	Zikomo	Thank You
	Zikoranachidinma	Show the world that Lord is good.
	Zikr	Remembrance; Act of Devotion; Another Name for the Quran, Reminder, Mention
	Zikra	Recollection, memory, remembrance, thoughts of the past
	Zikri	Remembrance
	Zikshita	One who is full of pride
	Zila	shadow
	Zilal	Shade
	Zili	Form of Zilli. My shadow.
	Zilla	shadow
	Zillah	Shade
	Zilli	My Shadow
	Zillian	Many
	Zillion	A Huge Amount
	Zilpa	Biblical Hebrew form of Zilpah, as well as the form in several other languages.
	Zilpah	Dignified
	Zilpher	Silver
	Zilvia	woods, forest
	Zilya	Kingly
	Zim	Hebrew - My Song; My joy; Song of Joy; A contracted form of the name Zimran
	Zimal	A large item of clothing that covers the entire body.
	Zimora	A variant of Zemira, meaning a branch.
	Zimra	The song of praise.
	Zimraan	Praise
	Zimran	Singer Of Praise
	Zimri	Protected, Sacred
	Zina	name
	Zinachidinma	Show that the Lord is good.
	Zinaida	God-like
	Zinaide	belonging to Zeus
	Zinara	thistly plant
	Zinat	Means "ornament" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
	Zindel	Form of Alexander
	Zineb	Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab) chiefly used in North Africa.