The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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16 names

Arabic

Zakiya

Pure; righteous

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Slovene · Latin

Zala

Short form of Rozalija; rose

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Maya

Zazil

Light; clarity

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Persian

Zhaleh

Dew; hoarfrost

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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Persian

Ziba

Beautiful; graceful

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Chinese

Ziyi

Child and joy with the cited Chinese characters

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Slavic

Zlata

Golden

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Serbian · Croatian

Zorica

Dawn

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Arabic

Zubaida

The best part; cream

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Basque

Zuriñe

Basque name built from zuri: white

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Polish · Latvian

Zuzanna

Polish and Latvian form of Susanna: lily

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Serbian · Slovene

Zvezdana

Form of Zvjezdana, associated with a star

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Spanish

Zyanya

Uncertain; often associated with “forever”

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