Yūnus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā). Doublet of يُونَان (yūnān). Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends S
arabic names
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Yusif
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף (Yōsēph).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends F
Yusuf
Inherited from Malay Yusuf, from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף (Yōsēph). Doublet of Yosef. From Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Hebrew יוסף (Yōsēph).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends F
Yūsuf
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”). Borrowed from Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends F
Yzeir
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عزیر (ʼüzeyr), from Arabic عُزَيْر (ʕuzayr), cognate with Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrāʾ). Compare Turkish Üzeyir, Azerbaijani Üzeyir.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Zabedah
From Arabic زُبَيْدة (zubayda).
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends H
Zafer
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ظفر (zafer, “victory”), borrowed from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Zahid
Inherited from Malay Zahid, from Arabic زَاهِد (zāhid).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Zahir
Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir), ظٰهِر (ẓāhir). The surname is mostly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Zaid
Borrowed from Arabic زَيْد (zayd).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends D
Zakariyyā
Borrowed from Classical Persian زکریا (zakariyyā), from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā), from Classical Syriac ܙܟ݂ܼܿܪܝܵܐ (z'ḵaryāʾ), from Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (zəḵaryā).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends Ā
Zaleha
From Arabic زُلَيْخَة (zulayḵa).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Zara
A 20th-century variant of Sarah, or explained as Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”); given to the daughter of Princess Anne in 1981.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Zarah
A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Sarah.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends H
Zawadi
From zawadi (“gift, present”), from Arabic زَوَاد (zawād).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends I
Zayn
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn, “beauty”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends N
Zehra
From Arabic زهرة (“flower”).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Zelma
A female given name from Arabic, variant of Selma.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Zeynel
Derived from Arabic زَيْن اَلْ (zayn al-), traditionally a shortened form of زَيْنَ الْعَابِدِين (zayna l-ʕābidīn, “Adornment of the Worshippers”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Zeynep
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زینب (Zeynep), from Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab), itself possibly (or at least by popular etymology) from زَيْن أَب (zayn ʔab), for زَيْنُ أَبِيهَا…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends P
Zia
Borrowed from Arabic ضِيَاء (ḍiyāʔ, “light”) via Spanish.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Ziyad
Borrowed from Arabic زِيَاد (ziyād).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Zubaidah
From Arabic زُبَيْدة (zubayda).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends H
Zübeyde
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زبیده (zübeyde), from Arabic زُبَيْدة (zubayda).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Züleyha
From Arabic زُلَيْخَة (zulayḵa).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Zulma
Possibly from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān, “Solomon”); see that entry for more. The name is popular in Latin America because of an Argentine actress of that name.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A