The story behind Ziba
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زیبا (Zibâ), from Classical Persian زیبا (zēbā).
Pronunciation
Turkish: /ziˈba/
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Names Similar to Ziba
Dara
An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire. From Persian دارا (dārā), equivalent to Darius.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kira
Variant of Kyra or borrowed from Russian Ки́ра (Kíra), ultimately from Persian کوروش (Kūrūš). Also used as a respelling of Ciara, from Irish [Term?].
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Reza
Borrowed from Iranian Persian رِضَا (rezâ), from Classical Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Riza
Borrowed from Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, “to be pleased; to be…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śāistā
Borrowed from Classical Persian شایسته (šāyista).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Şeyda
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شیدا, from Classical Persian شَیْدَا (šaydā, “enamored”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ziba
Bəhram
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهرام (bahrām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bəhruz
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهروز (bihrōz).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Cem
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جم (Cem), from Classical Persian جم (jam).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ziba
Āftāb
Borrowed from Classical Persian آفْتَاب (āftāb).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ahmad
Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad). From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ahu
Borrowed from Classical Persian آهو (āhū).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length