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ZIELINSKI : From Polish zielony meaning "green". It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.

ZIEMNIAK : Means "potato" in Polish.

ZIENTEK : Anglicized form of ZIĘTEK.

ZILBERSCHLAG : Occupational name for a silversmith from Yiddish zilber "silver" and schlag "strike".

ZIMA : From a Slavic word meaning "winter". This may have been a nickname for a person with a chilly personality.

ZIMMAN : Possibly a variant of ZIMMERMANN.

ZIMMERMAN : Variant of ZIMMERMANN.

ZIMMERMANN : From the German word for "carpenter", derived from Middle High German zimber "timber, wood" and mann "man".

ZINGEL : From Middle High German zingel "defensive wall". This name was originally applied to a person who lived near the outermost wall of a castle.

ZINI : Derived from names such as Lorenzino, a diminutive of LORENZO, or Vincenzino, a diminutive of VINCENZO.

ZINO : Derived from the given name Zino, a short form of names ending with -zino, such as Lorenzino, a diminutive of LORENZO, or Vincenzino, a diminutive of ...

ZIĘTEK : Possibly from a diminutive of Polish zięć meaning "son-in-law".

ZLATKOV : Means "son of ZLATKO".

ZOLTÁNFI : Means "son of ZOLTÁN".

ZORIĆ : Means "son of ZORA".

ZSOLDOS : Means "mercenary" in Hungarian.

ZUBIZARRETA : Means "old bridge", from Basque zubia "bridge" and zahar "old". A famous bearer is the Spanish soccer player Andoni Zubizarreta (1961-).

ZUIDERDUIN : Means "southern dune" in Dutch.

ZUNINO : Derived from the given name GIOVANNI.

ZUPAN : From Slavic župan meaning "head of the district, community leader".

ZUÑIGA : From the name of a Spanish town, formerly named Estuniga in Basque, possibly derived from Basque istuin "channel, strait".

ZĄBEK : From Polish zab "tooth" and a diminutive suffix.



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