| 1. | ZAKARIA | From Hebrew name Zakharia "having good memory". The short forms are Zakar, Zaki, the corresponding surnames are Zakaryan, Zakyan, Zakoyan, Zakiyan. |
| 2. | ZALIBEG (Zalibek) | From Old Persian zal "grey-haired" and Turk. beg "prince" i.e. "old prince". We also have Zalo for short and the surname Zalibegyan (Zalibekyan). |
| 3. | ZANGAK | From Parthian name Zangak (zang "bell"). Only the surnames Zangakyan, Zangukyan are met. |
| 4. | ZAREH | From Persian name Zarah which came by means of literature. There is also the surname Zarehyan. |
| 5. | ZAREVAND | Is the name of one of the oldest Armenian provinces which, according to Khorenatsi, comes from the name of Chsisutrios's son Zruah. It is out of use now. |
| 6. | ZARMAYR | From Armenian zarmanali "amazing", "surprizing" + ayr "man". |
| 7. | ZARZAND | From Turkish zarzand "horror", "fear" and "scare". We also have the surname Zarzandyan. |
| 8. | ZATIK | From Armenian zatik which means "ressurection holiday", "Easter". Other nations also have names of this kind (French Pascal, Turk. Bayram etc.). |
| 9. | ZAVEN | From Persian name Zaw+en diminutive suffix, which means "helper", "assistant". The short form is Zavik. |
| 10. | ZAVUR (Zaur, Zahur). | From Arabian zaxur "appearance", "emergence". It is out of use now. |
