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Zeke, Zac, Zain and other Z names.

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blueberryink · 13/09/2011 00:20

DH has a desire to have a Z boys name but I'm not completely sold. But what do you think of these?

Zeke
Zac (Zak/Zack/Zach) or Zachariah (or variants)
Zain (Zayn/Zaine/Zane)
Zaid
Zavier
Zeff
Zeb/Zebedee

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timetomoveon · 18/09/2011 20:12

We have a Zachariah nn Zach. Don't really like Zachary though. I also like Zeke (as a nn for Ezekiel) and Zaccheus.

lchodge · 18/09/2011 15:23

I also like Xander, though the two boys I know with this name spell it Zander.

DigOfTheStump · 18/09/2011 14:45

Xander or Xavier, both give the same sound, but are much nicer than the Z choices.

lchodge · 18/09/2011 13:39

Zain or Zeke.....but probably Zain.

findmeawell · 18/09/2011 13:15

I like Zebedee and Zeb is cool
Zephyr is nice then they are Zeph so you still get Zeff kind of

theincredibequeenofwands · 16/09/2011 18:25

I have a Zacharias, although he tends to refer to himself as Zach which I wasn't keen on but have gotten used to.

Picked it because it was traditional but not heard much around my way.

Zaccheus is my (2nd) favourite from that list.

TheJiminyConjecture · 15/09/2011 14:41

Zebedee is also used as a nn for people who do a lot of coke or speed

Kyrie · 13/09/2011 22:53

Zeke - Would need to be nickname for Ezeikial then ok.
Zac (Zak/Zack/Zach) or Zachariah (or variants) - Both fine and ordinary, I prefer Zachary to Zachariah.
Zain (Zayn/Zaine/Zane) - It's quite cool but is in definite chav territory.
Zaid - No quite weird.
Zavier - Awful spelt like that but Xavier is fab and my favourite by miles.
Zeff - I actually laughed out loud at the thought of someone introducing themselves as Zeff.
Zeb/Zebedee - No a bit silly.

fairieswearboots · 13/09/2011 22:42

ah bikerunski beat me to it. Bit slow at typing, me

scaevola · 13/09/2011 22:40

Xander is a nn for Alexander. Zander is a fish.

fairieswearboots · 13/09/2011 22:39

Re magic roundabout - Florence was the little girl , the cow was Ermintrude
:)
I like Zeke, because he is a cowboy .

rachyconks · 13/09/2011 22:39

Zennor is a place name, but I have a friend with a DS (4) called this.
Smile

BikeRunSki · 13/09/2011 22:36

The Magic Roundabout cow was Ermintrude, Florence was a little girl.

I love Zaccheus.

Zowie?

greenzebra · 13/09/2011 22:30

just found this list of Z names on Name berry.

Zabe
Zac
Zaccheus
Zach
Zachalie
Zachariah
Zacharias
Zachary
Zade
Zaden
Zadock
Zadornin
Zafar
Zahavi
Zahir
Zahn
Zailey
Zair
Zaire
Zak
Zaki
Zakk
Zako
Zale
Zalmai
Zalman
Zamiel
Zamir
Zan
Zander
Zandy
Zane
Zared
Zarney
Zarren
Zavid
Zavier
Zayd
Zayden
Zbigniew
Zeb
Zebedee
Zebediah
Zebulon
Zebulun
Zed
Zedekiah
Zeke
Zeki
Zelig
Zell
Zelmo
Zen
Zeno
Zenobios
Zeo
Zephaniah
Zephyr
Zephyrin
Zeppelin
Zero
Zerrick
Zeru
Zesiro
Zeus
Zevadiah
Zevi
Zevon
Zeév
Zhivago
Zia
Ziggy
Zikomo
Zimran
Zinc
Zinedine
Zion
Ziv
Ziven
Zohar
Zoilo
Zola
Zoltan
Zooey
Zophar
Zorion
Zubin
Zuri
Zvi
Zyler

Didnt realise there was so many, I quite like Zaid, my friend thought about it for her DS1.

Avinalarf · 13/09/2011 21:39

The only one I like is Zeke, short for Ezekiel. Zac is dull and the others are all try hard and sound quite made up, to be honest.

mathanxiety · 13/09/2011 16:02

Zeke -- nice if short for Ezekiel
Zac (Zak/Zack/Zach) or Zachariah -- Zakariah or Zachariah lovely and Zac/Zak is a nice nn.
Zain -- Zane is nice (Zane Grey western novels are a happy memory).
Zaid -- depends on pronunciation and whether you have a middle eastern heritage.
Zavier -- should be spelled Xavier, so not really a Z name.
Zeff -- no
Zeb/Zebedee nice. Only old people-- people above a certain age will recall TMR

There's also Isaac, which could give the nn Zac, and Zacchaeus.

Also:
Zoran
Zubin
Zedekiah

mayanna123 · 13/09/2011 14:54

Ooh, Zephyr is lovely too!

GlaikitFizzog · 13/09/2011 14:30

There was a Zephyr in the year above me at school, he was loverlee

jellybeans · 13/09/2011 14:26

Zeke.... OK
Zac (Zak/Zack/Zach) or Zachariah (or variants)...GREAT
Zain (Zayn/Zaine/Zane)...OK
Zaid....NO
Zavier....NO NO
Zeff....NO NO NO
Zeb/Zebedee.....OK TO ZEB
Zeph....OK

mayanna123 · 13/09/2011 13:37

My favourite is Zeb - cool and underused. I think most kids wouldn't have a clue who Zebedee from the magic roundabout is. And even if they do, so what. What about Florence the flower - nobody is put off that name?

I don't like Zac/Zach as it sounds so harsh and incomplete to my ears. Already used quite a lot as well.

So, I'd go for Zebedee, nickname Zeb!

MelinaM · 13/09/2011 12:32

Thank youSmile

Zeff reminds me of Zephyr ..another possibility perhaps?

BonnieWeeJeannieMcCall · 13/09/2011 11:15

tammytoby, the magic roundabout is/was a children's programme, with a jack-in-the-box called Zebedee. Every episode ended with "Time for Bed!" says Zebedee; "Brush your teeth" says Florence. (Florence was a flower eating cow in a hat.)

I also would spell Xavier with an "X"

Definitely not "Zeff" - if I met a Zeff, I'd assume he was a Geoff with a lisp.

I know two Zanders, both nn for Alexander, but it works as a name in its own right too, I think.

Cereal · 13/09/2011 07:35

Zeke - nice as short for Ezekiel
Zac (Zak/Zack/Zach) or Zachariah - like Zach as nn for Zachariah or Zachary
Zain (Zayn/Zaine/Zane) - don't like
Zaid - don't like
Zavier - would spell Xavier
Zeff - dislike
Zeb/Zebedee - like, underused Biblical name

tammytoby · 13/09/2011 07:09

Zebedee nickname Zeb is lovely. No idea what the magic roundabout is...

letspickgoogleberries · 13/09/2011 01:14

Zeke, Zac or Zane are fine
Zaid, Zavier, Zeff - nope horrible
Zeb I really like. and would our DC generation get the magic roundabout about Zebedee.

I also like Zeno.