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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 m Russian
Means "son of Zhdan".

Zhekov m Russian (Rare)
Means "son of Zheka".

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.

Zhuchko Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant of Zhuk or Zhuchenko.

Zhydak Ukrainian (Rare)
Denoted to a Jewish person, from Ukrainian жид (zhyd), a derogatory word for a Jew.

Zhydko Ukrainian, Jewish
Variant of Zhydak.

Zhydok Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Zhydak.

Zhytnyuk Ukrainian (Rare)
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".

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.

Zildjian Armenian (Anglicized)
English form of Armenian Զիլճյան (see Zilčyan). The famous bearer of this name was Avedis Zildjian, founder of the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, the Avedis Zildjian Company.

Zimin m Russian
Variant of Zima.

Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.

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

Zlydnev m Russian
Means "a person who does evil, mean things", from Russian злый (zlyy), meaning "angry, evil, mean".

Zonov m Russian

Zorin m Russian

Zorkin m Russian
From Russian зоркий (zorkiy), meaning "sharp-sighted, perspicacious".

Zorlu Turkish
Means "strong, powerful" in Turkish.

Zotov m Russian
Variant of Zolotov, from Russian зотой (zotoy), meaning "gold, golden".

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]

Zrobok Ukrainian (Rare)
Lvivan localised surname meaning "at work". Denoted to a hardworker or person who worked too hard.

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.

Zubkov Russian
From Russian зубок (zubok), meaning "little tooth". A notable bearer is Viktor Zubkov, the Russian prime minister 2007-2008.

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]

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

Żydek Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Zhydak.

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

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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