We’re all about gender-bending and mostly just doing whatever you want, so feel free to ignore the gender labels.
Traditionally for Girls
1. Zahava. Zahava is a Hebrew baby name that means “gold.”
Alternate spelling: Zehavah
Notable Zahavas:
Zehava Ben (Israeli singer)
Zehava Gal (Israeli operatic soprano)
2. Ziva. Ziva is a Hebrew baby name that means “light” or “brilliance.”
Alternate spelling: Zivah, Zeeva
Notable Zivas:
Ziva Ben-Porat (Israeli literary theorist, writer, and editor)
Ziva Rodann (Israeli actress and mime artist)
The Rifleman (1961), L-R: Ziva Rodann, Johnny Crawford and Chuck Connors
3. Zisse. Zisse is a Yiddish baby name that means “sweet.”
Alternate spelling: Zissy
4. Zipporah. Zipporah is a Hebrew baby name that means “bird.”
Alternate spelling: Zipora, Tzipporah, Tziporah, Tzipora, Ziporah
Notable Zipporahs:
In the Bible, Zipporah was Moses’ wife and she circumcised her own son.
5. Zilpah. Zilpah is a Hebrew baby name that means “frailty.”
Alternate spelling: Zilpa
Notable Zilpahs:
In the Bible, Zilpah was Leah’s maidservant whom Jacob took as a wife.
6. Zelda. Zelda is a Yiddish baby name that means “happiness.”
Alternate spelling: Zeldah
Notable Zeldas:
Zelda Fitzgerald (American writer)
Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky (Israeli poet)
Every Man Has a Name ~ לכל איש יש שם from cameral music on Vimeo.
Traditionally for Boys
1. Zevulun. Zevulun is a Hebrew baby name that means “to honor.”
Notable Zevuluns:
Zevulun is one of Jacob’s sons; his descendants make up one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
2. Zev. Zev is a Hebrew baby name that means “wolf.”
Alternate spelling: Zeev
Notable Zevs:
Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz (Israeli photographer)
3. Zephaniah. Zephaniah is a Hebrew baby name that means “God is hidden.”
Alternate spelling: Tzefaniah, Tzefanya
Notable Zephaniahs:
He was one of the 12 minor prophets.
4. Zelig. Zelig is a Yiddish baby name that means “blessed.”
Alternate spelling: Zellig, Selig
Notable Zeligs: Zellig Harris (American linguist, mathematical syntactician, and methodologist of science)
5. Zachary. Zachary is a Hebrew baby name that means “memory of God.”
Alternate spelling: Zecharia, Zachariya, Zachariah, Zacharia
Notable Zacharys:
He was a prophet of the people Israel.
6. Zalman. Zalman is a Hebrew baby name that means “peace.”
Notable Zalmans:
Zinovy Gerdt (Soviet actor, birth name is Zalman Efraimovich)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsyiJC3L0bM
7. Ziv. Ziv is a Hebrew baby name that means “light.”
Notable Zivs:
Ziv Kalontarov (Israeli Olympic swimmer)
