Girls Names Beginning With Z

Zoe

Greek

"life"

Zoe is one of those surprising names that has been on the Top 1000 nearly every year since 1880, but it's only since the turn of this century that it's ranked in the Top 100. Despite its popularity…

Zara

Hebrew and Arabic

"blooming flower; God remembers"

Zara has multiple origins, but most notably is a variation of Zahrah, a name derived from the Arabic zahrah , meaning "blooming flower." Zara can also be a diminutive of the Bulgarian name Zaharina,…

Zainab

Variation of Zaynab

Zainab—the name of a flowering tree and of a granddaughter, daughter, and two wives of the Prophet Muhammed—was a newcomer to the US Top 1000 in 2013. While simplified variations Zaina or Zayna are…

Zelda

Diminutive of Griselda

"gray fighting maid"

Classified as an early beauty, Zelda has long and often been used as such for characters in books and films. Since 1986, Zelda has been a prime Nintendo name, as in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight…

Zora

Serbo-Croatian

"dawn"

Zora is a meaningful literary heroine name honoring Zora Neale Hurston, an important black writer and leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Spelled Zorah, it is a biblical place name, and is also the…

Zagora

North African place-name; also Swahili

If you're looking for an African place-name, this one belongs to the main town in eastern Morocco.

Zahrah

Arabic

"blooming flower"

Close in look and sound to Zara and Zahra, but with a lovely natural meaning.

Zaidee

Zaidee is a feminine name with multiple possible origins, most likely derived from the Arabic name Zaida meaning 'growth' or 'prosperity.' It may also be a variant spelling of Sadie, which originated…

Zala

Ethiopian or Slovene variation of Rozalija

"a people from southwest Ethiopia; rose"

Simple but sultry.

Zana

Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Latvian, Albanian

"God is Gracious; lily; voice, fairy"

An international possibility, heard from England and Israel to Poland, Latvia, and Albania. It is a name with a vast range of possible meanings and origins, including: a Polish variation of Jane,…

Zandy

Zandy is a feminine name that likely originated as a diminutive or nickname form of Alexandra or other names beginning with 'Z' or 'S' sounds. This playful, modern-sounding name has an energetic…

Zanna

Diminutive of Susanna; Polish variation of Jane, Hebrew

"lily or pledged to God"

A feminine multicultural nickname name perfectly able to stand on its own, Zanna might technically relate to either Susanna or Jane, making it a flexible honor name for an ancestral Susan or Jane or…

Zarja

Slovene

"dawn"

A pretty Slovene name related to the Slavic goddess of the dawn.

Zeal

English from Greek

"passion, fervor"

An enthusiastic, upbeat choice that makes an unusual but positive word name. It might have seemed liked an odd choice a few years back, before Halo, True, Chosen, and Sunny made the rankings, but…

Zee

Invented name

As a nickname for one of the longer Z-starting choices, maybe, but not as a name unto itself.

Zele

Zele is an uncommon feminine name with multiple possible origins. It may derive from Slavic languages where it relates to words meaning "green" or "vigor," symbolizing life and growth. Alternatively,…

Zelenka

Czech

"green"

A Czech surname derived from the word for "green", which has a certain spark.

Zelie

French

"noble"

A cute, zippy French saint's name that's picking up in popularity there, and starting to in the US as well. Zélie originated as a short form of Azélie, thought to derive from Adelaide via the Occitan…

Zen

Japanese, form of Buddhism

Parents searching for a simple, peaceful name may be attracted to this one.

Zena

Variation of Xenia, Greek

"guest, hospitality"

Familiar through the similarly pronounced TV Warrior Princess, Xena, this name ultimately derives from the Greek Xenia, meaning "guest, foreigner, hospitality". Familiar in the early 19th century in…