Type Word Usage Old Slavic (Hypothetical) Scripts зима(Church Slavic) Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "winter" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Surname DescendantsZima, Zimová(Czech) Zima(Polish) Zima(Russian) Zima, Zimová(Slovak) Zyma(Ukrainian) Sources & References Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 544.