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$Unique_ID{PAR00367}
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$Title{Names for Boys: Z}
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Editors of Consumer Guide
Harder, Kelsey}
$Subject{Names Boys Z}
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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)