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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Zülfüqarov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zülfüqar".

Zülfüqarova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Zülfüqarov.

Zuliani Italian
Derived from Zuliano, the Venetian form of Giuliano.

Zuloaga Basque
From the name of a settlement in Biscay, Spain, meaning "place of holes" in Basque, derived from zulo "hole, pit, burrow, opening" and -aga "place of, abundance of".

Zuluaga South American

Zulueta Spanish

Zulum Kanuri, Nigerian
Derived from the Arabic Salim.

Zumaquero Castilian
It means someone who deals or works with sumac, either or the spice or the dye.

Zumarraga Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from zumar "elm (tree)" and -aga "place of, group of".

Zumbano Italian
Variant of Zumpano.

Žumer Slovene

Zumpano Italian
Comes from the town Zumpano in the province Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The meaning is unknown but it possibly comes from a Greek-Calabrese surname.

Zumwalt German
German spelling Zum-Wald (to the forest) older german

Zun Chinese

Žuna Croatian
Derived from žuna meaning ''woodpecker''.

Žunec Croatian
Derived from žuna meaning ''woodpecker''.

Zuni Indigenous American

Zúñiga Spanish
Spanish form of Zuñiga.

Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".

Zupanc Slovene
Variant of Zupan.

Županović Croatian
Derived from župan, a noble and administrative title, the leader of a territorial unit called županija.

Zupka Hungarian, Polish (?)

Zupkofska Lithuanian

Zur Jewish
Ornamental name derived from Hebrew צור (tsur) meaning "rock".

Zurabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".

Zurabishvili Georgian
Means "son of Zurab".

Zurara Portuguese

Zurbano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Basque Zurbao, a toponym of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to zur "wood, timber" or zurbeltz "holm oak, kermes oak".

Zürcher German
Habitational name for someone from the Swiss city of Zurich.

Zurdo Spanish
Means "left-handed" in Spanish.

Zurer Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Zur or Tzur. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer (1969-) bears this name.

Zurewska Polish

Zurich German (Swiss)
Habitational name from a city in Switzerland named Zürich.

Zurita Spanish, Aragonese
An Aragonese surname derived from the Stock Bird, a species of bird.

Zurita Spanish
Habitational surname from either of two places called Zurita in Huesca and Cantabria named with a derivative of Basque zuri 'white'

Żurkowski Polish

Żurowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Żurowa.

Zurri Italian

Zurru Italian
From Sardinian "gush, spring (of water)".

Zurzolo Italian
The last name of actor, Lorenzo Zurzolo, who is Niccolo in Baby and Theodore Nott in Harry Potter.

Zusman Yiddish

Zutter German, Belgian, German (Swiss)
Variant of Sutter.

Zuurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier.

Zuva Shona
Zuva means "sun or day".

Žuvela Croatian

Zuylen Dutch
Derived from the place name Zuilen.

Zuzenkov m Russian

Zuzorić Croatian

Zvaitika Shona
Zvaitika means "It has happened". This name may be given as a celebration that something that was desired or awaited has finally happened.

Zvejniece Latvian
Feminine form of Zvejnieks.

Zvejnieks Latvian
Means "fisherman".

Zvenov m Russian

Zver Slovene, Russian, Croatian
Means "beast".

Zverev m Russian

Zvezdanović Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the given name Zvezdan.

Zvezdochka Russian, Belarusian
Means "little star" or "small star", from Russian "звезда (zvezda)" meaning "star" with the suffix "-очка (-ochka)" meaning "little, small, young". It can also be translated as "starlet". It is a surname in Russia that is also common in Belarus... [more]

Zviadadze Georgian
Means "son of Zviad".

Zviadauri Georgian
From the given name Zviad.

Zvizdić Bosnian
Derived from zvizda, meaning "star".

Zvykov m Russian

Zwaan Dutch
Means "swan" in Dutch. Could be a nickname for a person who resembled a swan in some way, an occupational name for a swan keeper, or a patronymic derived from a given name containing the element swan... [more]

Zwack Polish
Comes from the Polish name "Czwak." Possible German roots as well.

Zwagerman Dutch
Possibly a compound of Dutch zwager "brother-in-law" and man "man, person".

Zwart Dutch
Means "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.

Zweeble English
Anglicization of Zwiebel.

Zweinstra German
Zweinstra is a German, relatively unknown surname which is also sometimes used in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

Zwicker German

Zwiebel German, Germanic

Zwiers Dutch
Patronymic form of the given name Swier, composed of swind "strong" and heri "army".

Zwierzchowski m Polish
Derived from Polish zwierz, meaning "beast, animal."

Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.

Zwingli Swiss
Possibly derived from a place name in Toggenburg, Switzerland. A notable bearer was Huldrych Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the protestant reformation in Switzerland, who was born in Wildhaus, Toggenburg... [more]

Zybura Polish

Żydak Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised form of Ukrainian Zhydak.

Żydek Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Zhydak.

Żydok Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonised form of Zhydok.

Žydovič Belarusian
Derived from Belarusian жыд (žyd) meaning "Jew, Hebrew".

Zygmuntowicz Polish
Patronymic from the personal name Zygmunt.

Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.

Zyko Albanian

Zykov m Russian

Żyła Polish
Means "vein" (figuratively "bore") in Polish.

Zyla Albanian

Zyler English

Zylstra Dutch (Americanized), Frisian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Zijlstra.

Zyrin Russian
Derived from Russian зырянин (zyryanin) or зыря (zyrya) meaning "Komi, Zyrian". This may have been a nickname for someone who looked like a person of this ethnic group.

Zyrina Russian

Zyuganov m Russian
Gennadiy Zyuganov is the leader of the Russian communist party.

Zywicka Polish

Żywicki Polish
A habitational name that was given to someone from a place named ̣Zywy, or possibly from a nickname from the Polish word ̣'zywy', which means ‘live wire’.

Zywicki m Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Żywicki.

Żywiecki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Żywiec.

Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.

Zyzykin Russian
Meaning uncertain.

Zzoha Bengali

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