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The Ultimate Baby Name Book


Names for Boys:  Z


Zac (see Zachary)

Zacarias, Zacariaz (see Zachary)

Zacario (see Zachary)

Zacaris (see Zachary)

Zaccaria (see Zachary)

Zach (see Zachary)

Zachariah          Hebrew "the Lord has remembered."  In the Bible, the
                   prophet Zachariah was the author of one of the books of
                   the Old Testament, and Zacharias is the father of John the
                   Baptist.
     Famous name:  Zachariah Chandler (founder of the Republican Party)
       Variation:  Zachary

Zacharias (see Zachary)

Zacharie (see Zachary)

Zachary            Form of Zachariah.  Until recently, new parents almost
                   never chose this name for their babies, despite the fame
                   of General Zachary Taylor, Old Rough and Ready, who was
                   the twelfth president of the United States.  But this name
                   zoomed from obscurity into prominence in the 1980s.
                   Currently, it is one of the top-25 names for boys.  In the
                   popular movie An Officer and a Gentleman, actor Richard
                   Gere plays Zack and takes his licks in officer-training
                   school.
       Nicknames:  Zac, Zach, Zack, Zak
      Variations:  Sacarias, Sachar (Russian), Zacarias (Spanish), Zacariaz,
                   Zacario, Zacaris, Zaccaria (Italian), Zachariah, Zacharias
                   (German), Zacharie (French), Zackry, Zakarias (Swedish),
                   Zakarij (Slavic), Zaquarias

Zack (see Zachary)

Zackry (see Zachary)

Zak (see Isaac, Zachary)

Zakarias (see Zachary)

Zakarij (see Zachary)

Zane               Variation of John.  Zane Grey was a New York dentist who
                   wrote many best-selling Western adventure novels, including
                   Riders of the Purple Sage.

Zaquarias (see Zachary)

Zavior (see Xavier)

Zeb (see Zebadiah, Zebulon)

Zebadiah           Hebrew "gift of God."  Zebedee was the father of the
                   apostles James and John.
        Nickname:  Zeb
       Variation:  Zebedee

Zebedee (see Zebadiah)

Zebulon            Hebrew "dwelling place."  Zebulun was the sixth son of
                   Jacob and Leah.  The Puritans began to use the name in
                   England in the seventeenth century.
    Famous names:  Zebulon Pike (explorer)
                   Zubin Mehta (conductor)
        Nickname:  Zeb
      Variations:  Zebulun, Zubin

Zebulun (see Zebulon)

Zenzel (see Vincent)

Zig (see Sigmund)

Ziggy              Form of Sigmund.
     Famous name:  Ziggy Marley (musician)

Zikomo              Ngoni (Malawi) "thank you."  This name is a lovely way to
                    give thanks for the birth of a child.

Zimon (see Simon)

Zlavador (see Salvadore)

Zollie, Zolly (see Soloman)

Zubin (see Zebulon)

Zyrillus (see Cyril)