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Muslim Girl Names Starting with Z

54 Muslim girl names starting with Z, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Zaara, Zaaria, Zafira. Girls and boys together are on the all names with Z page.

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What is on this page? 54 Muslim girl names starting with Z, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Zaara, Zaaria, Zafira. Girls and boys together are on the all names with Z page. Every name links to its full page.

زارہZaaraFlower, radiant زارياZaariaRadiance, blossoming ظافرةZafiraVictorious, feminine of Zafir. 'And Allah gives victory ظافرةZafirahVictorious, h-ending form زاهيةZahiyaBlooming, radiant زهراءZahraRadiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the Prophet's daughter زيبZaibBeauty, adornment زائدةZaidaGrowing, increasing, from root z-y-d (zaada, to increase) زَيْنَبZainabVariant spelling of Zaynab, a fragrant flowering tree زينب بنت جحشZainab Bint JahshMother of Believers, the only companion wife mentioned by name in Quran زَيْنَبZainubFragrant flowering tree زائرةZairaBlooming flower, visitor, the woman who brings beauty with every visit زاكيةZakiaPure, intelligent زكيةZakiyaPure زلفۛZalfaNearness, rare name from the root of divine nearness زهراءZaraFlower; or 'shining', also a Persian/Slavic form of Sara (princess) زارةZarahFlower, blooming beauty, the woman who blossoms with radiant grace زرغونہZarghunaThe green one, verdant زارياZariaZaria, Radiant, Nigerian city as name زريناZarinaGolden ذريةZariyaOffspring, blessed progeny, the Quranic word for the continuation of… زرميناZarminaGolden, precious زرقاءZarqaBlue-eyed, clear, Levant/Jordan girls name زَيْنَبZaynabA fragrant flowering tree, daughter of the Prophet زينب بنت عليZaynab Bint AliHeroine of Karbala, granddaughter of the Prophet who preserved the truth زيباZebaBeautiful, graceful, the Persian-Urdu name of feminine elegance زينةZeenatAdornment, beauty زهراءZehraRadiant زينةZeinaAdornment, Lebanese girls name زَيْنَبZeinebZainab, Tunisian spelling زرديZerdiGold زَيْنَبZeynabZainab زَيْنَبZeynepZainab, Turkish dominant spelling ژانارZhanarSparkling eyes, radiance زيلانZilanKurdish; a name of a river valley in eastern Anatolia, also a martyr زِلْيَةZilyaShining, gracious; Volga Tatar زلزلZilzalThe Earthquake, Surah 99, when earth speaks its news زیملZimalBeautiful, adorned, graceful, the elegant one of refined beauty زينةZinatZinat, Adornment, Iranian/Pakistani girls زَيْنَبZinebZainab, Moroccan dominant spelling زوبياZobiaGifted, radiant; modern South Asian girl name زهورZohourFlowers زويةZoyaLoving, alive (Slavic origin); or 'lover/affection' in some Persian/Urdu usages زبيدةZubaidaThe choicest, the cream, wife of Caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd زبيدةZubaidahButter, cream of the crop, Caliph Harun wife زبيدةZubedaZubaidah, East African Swahili form ضُحىZuhaForenoon light, as in Surah ad-Duha زهرةZuhraFlower, Venus زليخةZulaikhaWife of Aziz, the woman of Yusuf story زلفىZulfaNearness, shorter spelling variant ذلفىZulfiyaDelicate, Uzbek/Kazakh girls name زمرZumarGroups, Surah Az-Zumar (39), the gathering in groups toward Allah زنيرةZunairaFlowers of paradise, the legendary companion who bore persecution with faith زليخةZüleyhaZulaikha

Of the 54 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. ZahraزهراءRadiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the...
  2. ZainabزَيْنَبVariant spelling of Zaynab, a fragrant flowering tree
  3. ZilzalزلزلThe Earthquake, Surah 99, when earth speaks its news
  4. ZubaidaزبيدةThe choicest, the cream, wife of Caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd
  5. ZubedaزبيدةZubaidah, East African Swahili form
  6. ZalfaزلفۛNearness, rare name from the root of divine nearness
  7. ZehraزهراءRadiant
  8. ZimalزیملBeautiful, adorned, graceful, the elegant one of refined beauty
  9. ZairaزائرةBlooming flower, visitor, the woman who brings beauty with...
  10. ZaidaزائدةGrowing, increasing, from root z-y-d (zaada, to increase)

Arabic girl names beginning with Z

The English letter Z has no single Arabic counterpart. The 54 names on this page open with 3 different Arabic letters, and in the Science of Letters each of those carries a different quality, element and divine name. Two names that both look like Z in English can begin very differently once they are written in Arabic.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic girl names beginning with Z

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

2 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Zainabزَيْنَب Zaynabزَيْنَب

Browse the full sets: Quranic names, prophet names, angel names.

Muslim boy names starting with Z

Looking for a boy name instead? 42 Muslim boy names start with Z.

Zavianزفيان Zaviyarزاویار Zulfiqarذو الفقار Zeeshanذي شان Zidanزيدان Zainul Abideenزين العابدين Zayanزيان Zainulزين العابدين

See all 42 Muslim boy names starting with Z or all 96 names starting with Z.

Questions about Muslim names starting with Z

How many Muslim girl names start with Z?
AsrNaam lists 54 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter Z accounts for 96 researched names, 42 for boys and 54 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does Z correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often Z stands for Zayn (ز), which opens 48 of these names. It can also stand for Dha and Dal. Each of those Arabic letters has its own element and divine name in the Science of Letters, so two names that look alike in English can read very differently.
Which Muslim girl name starting with Z is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Zahra, Zainab and Zilzal lead the letter Z. The settled meaning of Zahra is: Radiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the Prophet's daughter. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with Z?
Yes. 2 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Zainab and Zaynab. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with Z?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim girl names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.