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Hebrew names starting with Z

75 names, in alphabetical order, each with its Hebrew spelling, its meaning and where it comes from. The most carried in Israel is Zohar.

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Names under Z

75

48 boys, 21 girls, 6 both

From the Bible

41

borne by someone in the Hebrew Bible

Most carried

Zohar

13,389 Jewish Israelis born since 1949

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75 names start with Z, from Zaavan to Zvul

Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025.

  • זעוןZaavanBoy · BiblicalUncertain; perhaps unrest
  • זביZabaiBoy · BiblicalUncertain; perhaps pure
  • זךZachBoy · Hebrew · 27 in IsraelPure, clear
  • זהםZahamBoy · BiblicalLoathing
  • זכאיZakaiBoy · Talmudic · 124 in IsraelPure, innocent, or worthy
  • זכיZakiBoy · Biblical · 82 in IsraelPure, innocent
  • זכורZakurBoy · BiblicalRemembered
  • זלמןZalmanBoy · Yiddish · 874 in IsraelPeace, a Yiddish form of Shlomo
  • זמירZamirBoy · Hebrew · 369 in IsraelNightingale, or song
  • זתואZatuBoy · BiblicalUncertain; perhaps sprout
  • זבדZavadBoy · BiblicalGift, endowment
  • זבדיZavdiBoy · BiblicalMy gift
  • זבדיאלZavdielBoy · BiblicalGift of God
  • זבודZavudBoy · BiblicalGiven, or bestowed
  • זזאZazaBoy · BiblicalUncertain
  • זכריהZecharyaBoy · Biblical · 1,250 in IsraelGod has remembered
  • זכריהוZecharyahuBoy · BiblicalGod has remembered
  • זכרZecherBoy · Biblical · 306 in IsraelRemembrance
  • זאבZeevBoy · Biblical · 7,027 in IsraelWolf
  • זאבהZeevaGirl · Hebrew · 44 in IsraelShe-wolf
  • זאביZeeviBoy · Hebrew · 83 in IsraelMy wolf
  • זאביקZeevikBoy · Hebrew · 21 in IsraelLittle wolf, a pet form of Zeev
  • זהבהZehavaGirl · Hebrew · 8,014 in IsraelGold
  • זהביZehaviUnisex · Hebrew · 65 in IsraelMy gold, or golden
  • זהביתZehavitGirl · Hebrew · 1,419 in IsraelGold
  • זהוריתZehoritGirl · Hebrew · 99 in IsraelScarlet, or radiant
  • זיראZeiraBoy · AramaicSmall, little one
  • זלדהZeldaGirl · Yiddish · 489 in IsraelHappiness, luck (Old German)
  • זליגZeligBoy · Yiddish · 209 in IsraelBlessed, happy
  • זמרZemerUnisex · Hebrew · 86 in IsraelSong, tune
  • זרחZerachBoy · Biblical · 176 in IsraelShining, sunrise
  • זרחיהZerachyaBoy · Biblical · 37 in IsraelGod has shone
  • זרשZereshGirl · BiblicalUncertain; perhaps gold (Persian)
  • זרובבלZerubavelBoy · Biblical · 22 in IsraelSeed of Babylon, or born in Babylon
  • זיתםZetamBoy · BiblicalOlive tree
  • זיתןZetanBoy · BiblicalOlive tree
  • זתרZetarBoy · BiblicalUncertain (Persian)
  • זבחZevachBoy · BiblicalSacrifice
  • זבדיהZevadyaBoy · BiblicalGod has given
  • זבדיהוZevadyahuBoy · BiblicalGod has given
  • זבינאZevinaBoy · BiblicalBought, purchased
  • זבודהZevudaGirl · BiblicalGiven, or bestowed
  • זבולוןZevulunBoy · Biblical · 414 in IsraelDwelling, or honour
  • זיעZiaBoy · BiblicalTrembling, or motion
  • זכריZichriBoy · Biblical · 142 in IsraelMy remembrance
  • זיףZifBoy · BiblicalUncertain; perhaps flowing
  • זיפהZifaBoy · BiblicalUncertain
  • זילפהZilpaGirl · Biblical · 188 in IsraelUncertain; perhaps a drop or trickle
  • זמהZimaBoy · Biblical · 7 in IsraelPlan, purpose
  • זימרהZimraGirl · Hebrew · 49 in IsraelSong, or choice fruit
  • זמרןZimranBoy · BiblicalUncertain; perhaps song
  • זימרתZimratGirl · Hebrew · 60 in IsraelSong
  • זמריZimriBoy · BiblicalMy song, or my praise
  • זינאZinaBoy · Biblical · 6 in IsraelUncertain; perhaps abundance
  • ציוןZionBoy · Hebrew · 7,763 in IsraelZion, a name for Jerusalem
  • זיסהZisaGirl · Yiddish · 51 in IsraelSweet
  • זיסלZiselGirl · Yiddish · 502 in IsraelSweet one
  • זיסיZissyGirl · Yiddish · 98 in IsraelSweet, a Yiddish pet form
  • זיוZivUnisex · Hebrew · 12,144 in IsraelRadiance, brightness
  • זיוהZivaGirl · Hebrew · 3,388 in IsraelRadiance, splendour
  • זיווןZivanUnisex · Hebrew · 45 in IsraelUncertain; perhaps radiant, from Ziv
  • זיויZiviUnisex · Hebrew · 27 in IsraelMy radiance
  • זיויתZivitGirl · Hebrew · 181 in IsraelRadiance
  • זיזאZizaBoy · BiblicalAbundance, or shining
  • זלטהZlataGirl · Yiddish · 306 in IsraelGolden
  • זמירהZmiraGirl · Biblical · 605 in IsraelSong, melody
  • זוחתZochetBoy · BiblicalUncertain
  • זואיZoeGirl · International · 1,519 in IsraelLife (Greek)
  • זוהרZoharUnisex · Hebrew · 13,389 in IsraelBrilliance, splendour
  • זוהרהZoharaGirl · Hebrew · 1,157 in IsraelRadiance, brightness
  • זהריZohariGirl · Hebrew · 134 in IsraelMy radiance
  • זוהריתZoharitGirl · Hebrew · 88 in IsraelRadiance
  • זונדלZundelBoy · Yiddish · 54 in IsraelLittle son
  • זושאZushaBoy · Yiddish · 88 in IsraelSweet
  • זבולZvulBoy · BiblicalDwelling, or habitation

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