Zula
[ˈzuː.lə]Meaning
Polish diminutive of Zuzanna; also a name of unknown meaning used since the 19th century.
Background Story
Behind the Name records Zula as a Polish diminutive of Zuzanna, and separately as a name of unknown meaning in use since the 19th century, possibly related to the Zulus, who in that century were a powerful nation under their leader Shaka. The same source lists the name as used in Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish and Dutch. Zula is also a small town in central Eritrea, near Annesley Bay and the archaeological site of Adulis.
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