UNUSUAL BABY NAMES BEGINNING WITH Z

Zada (Arabic: fortunate) 

Zahara (Arabic: shining, brilliant; Swahili: flower)

Zahari (Bulgarian: god has remembered)

Zahir (Arabic: shine)

Zaia (A name of disputed origin, popular in some Arabic and Latin-speaking countries)

Zaiah (An alternative spelling of Zaia)

Zaïra (Arabic: shining, blossom)

Zala (Slovenian: cheerful)

Zalina (Arabic: shining, light)

Zanai (Sanskrit: mother’s child; Swahili: gift from god)

Zand (Middle Persian: great, powerful)

Zandai (A Romani name of uncertain meaning)

Zane (Derived from the name ‘John,’ meaning ‘god is gracious’)

Zaneia (A modern name of disputed origin and meaning)

Zante (A Greek island)

Zanthe (Greek: yellow, blonde)

Zaphenathpanea (A biblical name)

Zarabeth (A modern name derived from an old Hebrew name evocative of devotion to god)

Zarae (Arabic: trustworthy; Persian: truthful)

Zaraea (An alternative version of Zarae)

Zarael (A biblical name)

Zaraeus (An ancient Ethiopian king)

Zaraia (A biblical name)

Zaraiah (An alternative spelling of Zaraia)

Zaraya (An alternative spelling of Zaraia) 

Zaria (Arabic: to shine, to bloom; also a deity in Slavic mythology)

Zariel (A biblical name)

Zaryn (Arabic: golden, precious)

Zaven (Armenian: shining, bright)

Zavia (An alternative form of Xavier)

Zavian (An alternative version of Zaven)

Zayariel (A biblical name)

Zé (Chinese: beneficence; also a popular shortening of the Spanish name José)

Zeah (Arabic: light, glow, splendour)

Zeal (English: enthusiasm)

Zebara (Arabic: adorning beauty)

Zebulun (A biblical name)

Zedekiah (A biblical name)

Zefram (Hebrew: flying, soaring)

Zehra (Arabic: shining)

Zekai (Turkish: pure, bright)

Zélia (A name of disputed origin, probably meaning zealous or conscientious)

Zélie (An alternative version of Zélia)

Zelmira (Arabic: brilliant one, shining one)

Zen (Japanese: meditation)

Zendaïa (An alternative spelling of ‘Zendaya,’ which has grown in popularity along with the actor of the same name)

Zenevieva (A Slavic version of Genevieve)

Zenia (Greek: stranger, guest)

Zennan (Arabic: thought)

Zentara (A name of disputed origin, possibly derived from an Eastern European surname)

Zeon (Greek: boiling)

Zephryn (An alternative version of Zephyr)

Zephyr (Greek: west wind)

Zephyra (An alternative version of Zephyr)

Zephyrine (An alternative version of Zephyr)

Zerah (An alternative version of Zehra)

Zeraphina (A biblical name)

Zeruah (A biblical name)

Zevin (Hebrew: wolf)

Zhan (Ancient Chinese: profound)

Zhanna (An alternative form of Zhan)

Zhanai (A name of disputed origin, probably derived from a Kazakh surname)

Zhasmin (An alternative form of jasmine, a type of flower)

Zhivka (Slavic: life, alive)

Zian (Arabic: beauty, ornament)

Zidan (Arabic: growth, progress)

Zilla (Hebrew: shadow)

Zillah (An alternative version of Zilla)

Zinadine (Arabic: the beauty of faith)

Zinaida (Greek: life of Zeus)

Zinathi (Xhosa: they are with us)

Ziniyah (Arabic: beauty, adornment)

Zinnia (A type of flower)

Zipporah (A biblical name)

Ziva (Hebrew: bright, radiant)

Zivan (An alternative version of Ziva)

Zoa (Greek: life)

Zohan (Arabic: light, radiance)

Zoltán (Hungarian: ruler)

Zor (Romani: strength)

Zora (An alternative version of Zor)

Zoraida (Spanish: enchanting, captivating)

Zoran (An alternative version of Zor)

Zorana (An alternative version of Zor) 

Zoryan (An alternative version of Zor) 

Zosia (Polish: wisdom)

Zoulaïka (A popular name in Arabic-speaking cultures, with various different meanings)

Zuleika (An alternative spelling of Zoulaïka)

Zülfikar (A type of sword)

Zuly (Arabic: healthy, vigorous)

Zunaira (Arabic: flower of paradise)

Zurishaddai (A biblical name)

Zuriquette (A name of unknown origin or meaning)

Zuzanna (An alternative form of Susannah)

Zvonimir (Czech, Slovak: chiming, ringing)

Zylen (A modern name of unknowing origin or meaning)