Submitted Surnames with 2 Syllables

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

Žaba Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Zhaba.

Zachow German
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, a organist, musician, and composer who lived from 1663 to 1712. Zachow, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community named after a local landowner, William Zachow.

Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).

Zahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.

Zahra Maltese, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahra.

Zai Japanese

Zaidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.

Zaitov m Russian

Zaken Hebrew
Means "old man" in Hebrew.

Zakhaev Russian
Russian surname, likely a derivative of the given name Zakhey combined with the Russian suffix "-ev" ("of"), therefore meaning "of Zakhey."... [more]

Zaki Arabic
From the given name Zaki.

Zakir Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zakir.

Zalas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Salas.

Zalla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Sala.

Zallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Salas.

Zandén Swedish
Variant of Sandén.

Zani Italian
Comes from the personal name Z(u)an(n)i, a northeastern (Venetian) form of Gianni (from Giovanni, Italian equivalent of John). Zani or Zanni is a comic figure in the Commedia del’Arte, and the surname may be a nickname derived from this use, which is also the origin of the English word zany.

Zasche German

Zaxby English

Zaydan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.

Zayka Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Jewish (?)
Means "bunny".

Zechman Jewish
Occupational name from Yiddish tsekh meaning "guild" or "craft corporation" and man "man".

Ze'ev Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew.

Zeidan Arabic
Derived from the given name Zaydan.

Zeitler German

Zeitner German

Zeldes Yiddish
An eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from the Middle High German word sælde meaning either 'fortunate', 'blessed', or 'happiness'.)

Zelle German, Dutch
Topographic name from Middle High German zelle "(hermit's) cell", or a habitational name from various places called Zelle or Celle.

Zellmer German
Variant of Selmer.

Zelnick Jewish
Occupational name for a tax collecter, comes from Yiddish tselnik which means haberdashery.

Zemlov m Russian
Possibly a compressed form of Zemlyanov.

Zemmour Berber
Derived from Tamazight azemmur meaning "olive".

Zenda Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 全 meaning "everything" and 田 meaning "rice paddy field".

Zengin Turkish
Means "rich, wealthy" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian سنگين‏ (sangin).

Zen'in Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 禅院 (zen'in) meaning "dhyana temple".... [more]

Zenin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 禅院 or 禪院 (see Zen'in).

Zenkov m Russian

Zenner Upper German
South German: unflattering nickname for a surly, snarling person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German zannen 'to growl or howl' or 'to bare one's teeth'.

Zeqo Albanian
Derived from the given name Zeqir.

Zeroual Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Nickname for a person with blue eyes from Berber aẓerwal meaning "blue".

Zervas Greek
Meaning unknown. The surname is borne by American rapper, singer and composer Arizona Zervas.

Zeze Japanese

Zhaba Belarusian, Russian
Derived from Belarusian жаба (zhaba) meaning "toad, frog". This is an ancient Belarusian noble surname.

Zharskiy m Russian, Polish (Russified), Jewish
Russian form of Żarski.

Zhdanov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Old Russian name ZHDAN meaning "long-desired child".

Zhidkov m Russian, Jewish
Derived from жид (zhid), a Russian derogatory for Jews.

Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.

Zhydko Ukrainian, Jewish
Derived from Ukrainian жид (zhyd), meaning "Jew".

Zia Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Ziya.

Ziadi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Ziyad.

Zidan Arabic
From the given name Zaydan.

Zidane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Zaydan. A notable bearer is Zinedine Zidane (1972-), a French former footballer of Algerian descent.

Zieja Polish
Derived from Polish ziajać meaning "to spontaneously/violently show negative feelings". This surname denoted someone who complained often.

Zilčyan Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.

Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.

Zion Hebrew
Means "monument" or "raised up" in Hebrew.

Zonov m Russian

Zorin m Russian

Zorlu Turkish
Means "strong, powerful" in Turkish.

Zouaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Indicates a member of the Igawawen (called Zouaoua in French) Kabyle tribe, from Maghrebi Arabic زواوة (zwāwa). The tribe's name is of uncertain meaning; it may be derived from the name of a massif in Kabylie, Algeria.

Zrnčić Croatian
Possibly derived from the Slavic element zrn, of unknown meaning.... [more]

Zryanin m Russian

Zsiga Hungarian
From the given name Zsiga.

Zuazo Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zu(h)haitz "(wild) tree" and the collective suffix -zu.

Zubac Croatian, Bosnian

Zubair Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zubair.

Zucker Jewish
Occupational name for a confectioner or a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, from German zucker or Yiddish צוקער (tsuker) both meaning "sugar". It is also used as an ornamental name.

Zufall Medieval German
A German name from the Middle High German "zuoval," meaning "benefit," "coincidence" or "windfall." It was a nickname for a lucky person, most likely a person to whom a plot of land had been given. It could also be an occupational name for a tax collector.

Zuhair Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Zuhair.

Zuill English, Scottish
From the town of Zuill, Scotland. The "Z" pronounced as "Y" comes from ancient yogh representing a variety of sounds. The name itself is of unknown origin.

Zukas Lithuanian
Shortened form of Žukaskaus.

Zukin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 頭巾 (zukin) meaning "headscarf, hood, handkerchief".

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

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

Zuurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier.

Zvenov m Russian

Zverev m Russian

Zvykov m Russian

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]

Zykov m Russian

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

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.

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