The name Zendaya is a girl's name of African origin meaning "to give thanks". Zendaya is ranked #999 on our popularity charts and is often added to user-created lists like Unique Names for every letter of the alphabet and discussed in our forums with posts like "If I had 8 daughters whose names started with...".
From the experts:
Disney Channel star and recording artist Zendaya's unusual name comes from the word for thanks, Tendai, in the Shona language, spoken in Zimbabwe and southern Zambia. Its popularity is directly connected to this actress-singer's rising celebrity, as it only just made its first appearance on the US Top 1000 in 2014. It's a distinctive choice, and thanks to our affection for the letter Z and Zendaya's great meaning, more parents are choosing it for their daughters.
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