Z to begin a name?

So… In the quest for any potentially perfect names I have come to the letter Z and I’m
Stumped :-/ I like [name_u]Zola[/name_u], [name_f]Zora[/name_f], [name_f]Ziva[/name_f], [name_f]Zita[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_m]Zane[/name_m], [name_u]Zion[/name_u], Zave… I prefer girls names to have a particular feel though and none of these names are for us… Think [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f]… So…, maybe what I’m looking for is something longer and more classical? Also something my husband will like? Trying to avoid aira sounds and I love biblical names and those with good meanings…, anyone who is interested in helping :wink: just for fun

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite Z name is [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] but I’m not sure if that would work for you either. There are a couple biblical Z names with good meanings but I wouldn’t call them classical: Zimri (my praise), Zuriel (God is my rock), [name_f]Zillah[/name_f] (shade), [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] (bird). Zimri is kind of cute actually.

[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f]. I am assuming it is pronounced [name_m]ZEFF[/name_m]-rhinn or zeff-er-reen.
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
Zienna
[name_f]Zandra[/name_f]
Zandria
[name_f]Zaviera[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoelle[/name_f]
Zodelle
Zanthia ([name_f]Xanthia[/name_f])

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Zenobia[/name_f] or [name_f]Zenovia[/name_f]? They’re not exactly classics, but they’re a bit longer.

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Zara[/name_f] or [name_f]Zella[/name_f]?

The ones I can think of that might suit your style best are [name_f]Zelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]. I love Zélie, [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Zora[/name_f], [name_f]Zoya[/name_f], [name_m]Zo[/name_m]élie/Zoella, [name_f]Zenobia[/name_f], etc., too, though!

Good luck!

I like [name_f]Zoe[/name_f].
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] and [name_u]Zion[/name_u] are masculine.

[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]?

[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]? [name_f]Zenaide[/name_f]? Zéline? Azilis?

Xanthe - similar sound. I like zan-thay as pronunciation rather than zan-thee. It means golden with is cute

Well, my own name is [name_f]Zelia[/name_f], I don’t know if you can use that suggestion.

I (obviously) love the suggestion of [name_f]Zenobia[/name_f], but that is too much of a name for some. I think my top suggestion for you would be [name_f]Zara[/name_f] (and [name_f]Zahrah[/name_f]). It’s very lovely and I love its meaning, “bright as the dawn” IIRC.

Other suggestions (pardon any repeats):
Zainab
[name_f]Zenaida[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zephyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Zillah[/name_f]

What about [name_f]Zadie[/name_f]?

I think [name_f]Zenobia[/name_f] & zenovia & [name_f]Zelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zenia[/name_f] are all the loveliest… I don’t know though I can’t see them on our kids. Does anyone like Ziona?

[name_f]Zara[/name_f] is the most “classic” styled Z name in my opinion, and fits well with your list even though its shorter.

I love Z names. [name_f]My[/name_f] personal favourite is Zaylie (traditional spelling is [name_f]Zelie[/name_f] I believe, but that would probably cause lots of pronunciation problems). Unfortunately my husband doesn’t like it, otherwise I would have a little Zaylie.

Zhara [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Zoe[/name_f] (my personal fave!)
[name_f]Zora[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

I love all of these, especially [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f], as that is my name and NO ONE spells it like that!

That is fantastic! I love it spelled like that, oddly if its spelled [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] ( an ‘occasional’ English spelling, not the correct way :wink: ) I actually don’t like it anymore (it changes the feel of it somehow & it looks wrong to me) my husband luckily knows this is the proper spelling. Lovely name :slight_smile: thanks for the suggestions!

Husbands are silly :wink: mine I can’t get on board with [name_u]Sequoia[/name_u]… Says they’re trees and he can’t see it on a child. That’s fair I guess. zaylie is adorable, too bad :-/ I really like z names too but it seems like they have quite the different feel from the other potential names on our list, I have a hard time seeing them in the same way for some reason. These are some great suggestions though, keep them coming :wink: