Dog Names That Start With Z

Zellie

A diminutive form of the name 'Zelda', meaning 'blessed', 'happy', or 'prosperous'

Zelly

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Zelma

May be derived from a combination of 'zel' and 'ma', meaning 'peace' and 'famous', respectively.

Zelta

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Latvian

Zelus

Ancient Greek ζῆλος, literally "zeal, dedication and emulation"

Zemirah

No documented meaning; recorded as a feminine Hebrew given name

Zen

Japanese form of Chan, a Mahayana Buddhist tradition

Zena

The name Zena is derived from the Greek name Zenobia, meaning 'life of Zeus' or 'the strength of Zeus'.

Zenaida

Greek name derived from Zenais, from the name of Zeus; 'dedicated to Zeus'.

Zenas

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Zenda

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English

Zendo

Zendy

Recorded as a rare modern american english given name for girls

Zeni

Italian surname from the personal name Zeno

Zenka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Bulgarian

Zenko

Japanese name written 善光 or 禅広, borne by the founder of the Kudara no Konikishi clan

Zenni

A variation of 'Zen', which refers to a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort.

Zennia

Zennor

Cornish name, from the Cornish name for the local saint, Saint Senara

Zeno

Anglicised form of the Greek Zenon, derived from the name of Zeus

Zenoah

Zenon

Ancient greek form of Zeno, and the modern Polish form of the name

Zenos

A deity or divine being in ancient Greek mythology

Zenpup

Zento

Recorded as a masculine given name in Japanese

Zenty

Zenzi

Diminutive of Kreszenz

Zenzy

Zeon

Recorded as a masculine given name in obscure use

Zep

A short form of Led Zeppelin, and of the Book of Zephaniah.

Zepher

Zephir

Zephyr

From the Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephyros), meaning "west wind"; Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind.

Zephyra

Recorded as a feminine given name in English

Zephyrus

Latinized form of the Greek Zephyros, meaning 'westerly wind'

Zeppo

A nickname for Herbert Manfred Marx, known as Zeppo Marx

Zera

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Zerelda

A name of uncertain origin, often associated with meanings related to 'gentle' or 'adorable'.

Zerlina

Derived from a character in Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni'.

Zervis

Zessko

Zest

Zesty

Zeta

The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet

Zeto

A Greek interjection; also a trade name for azithromycin

Zetti

A nickname for the Brazilian footballer Armelino Donizetti Quagliato

Zeus

God of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology

Zeuss

King of the gods in Greek mythology

Zev

Alternate transcription of Hebrew זְאֵב (Zeev), meaning "wolf"

Zeva

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Zevi

A name meaning 'God will protect' in Hebrew

Zeyko

Zeys

Zhanna

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne

Zhara

An Arabic origin meaning 'flower' or 'blossom'.

Zhivka

Feminine form of Živko

Zia

Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (Ziya), meaning 'light'

Ziba

A Persian name meaning 'beauty' or 'beautified'.

Zibby

No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in American English

Zicco

Zicki

Zicky

A given name recorded in Indonesian

Zico

Recorded as a given name in English (rare) and Brazilian Portuguese

Zido

Zieni

Ziera

Ziero

Zig

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Zigana

Ziggi

A rare given name recorded in English for both boys and girls

Ziggie

Ziggy

A nickname, sometimes a diminutive of Polish names such as Zygmunt or Zbigniew

Ziggy Stardust

Name of a glam alter ego of David Bowie in the early 1970s

Zigo

Zigor

Basque word meaning "rod, staff" or "punishment"

Zikor

Zilah

A name derived from the Hebrew word for 'dew' or 'mist'.

Zilarra

Zilka

Zilke

Zillah

Means "shade" in Hebrew

Zille

User-submitted: recorded as a feminine given name in Danish and Hungarian

Ziller

German name of a river in Tyrol, Austria, a tributary of the Inn

Zillie

A given name recorded in English (American), rare and archaic

Zillka

Zillo

Zilly

Recorded as a given name in English (rare), feminine; also a surname

Zim

A fictional character known for his short stature and ambitious nature

Zima

Zimba

Recorded as a given name in Shona, used for both girls and boys

Zimbera

Zina

Short form of Zinaida; also an Islamic legal term for unlawful sexual intercourse

Zindra

Zinga

Zinger

Zingo

A Swedish soft drink; a rare, archaic given name in American English

Zinka

A diminutive form of the name Zina, meaning 'shining' or 'radiant'.

Zinker

Zinko

Zinn

German surname for someone who works with tin, a tin blacksmith; German Zinn means tin.