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Zi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Zi

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The baby name Zi is a Girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced DZUH.

Zi is Chinese in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 1
Origin: Chinese
Pronunciation: DZUH

What is the meaning of the name Zi ?

The baby name Zi is a girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced DZUH.

Zi is Chinese in Origin.

Zi is a romanized Chinese name rather than a single fixed lexical item. In Hanyu Pinyin it represents syllables such as zĒ, zƬ, and zÄ«, so the meaning depends on the written character chosen. A common ancient form is 子, Old Chinese *tsəŹ”, whose oracle-bone shape pictured a swaddled infant and literally denoted a child or son. Other name characters read Zi include ē“«, purple, and ę¢“, the catalpa tree.

As a personal-name element, 子 has classical prestige: it appears in honorific names and titles such as Kongzi, Confucius, and in disciplesā€™ style names recorded in early Confucian texts. Modern Mandarin naming uses Zi for both sexes, often as one syllable of a two-character given name, as in Ziyi or Zihan. Overseas records sometimes treat Zi as an independent given name; in the United States it remains rare and gender-mixed. Older romanization may write the same Mandarin syllable as Tzu.

Zi has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Zi

Yang Zi Actor Ā· Born 1992 Ā· People's Republic of China Yang Zi usually refers to several Chinese historical and literary figures, most notably the ancient philosopher Yang Zhu and the Han dynasty scholar and writer Yang Xiong, who wrote works such as Fayan and Taixuanjing. It can also refer to the modern Chinese poet Yang Zi, born in 1963.

Zi ā€“ Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2016 #1 ā€” 921
Ireland Boys 2005 #1 ā€” 585
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
BW Boys 0 #151 4 4,685
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
MO Boys 0 #210 14 5,842
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
TW Boys 0 #231 11 7,111
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
MO Girls 0 #241 11 7,056
PT 0 #245 6 4,161
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
SG 0 #246 24 11,010
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
TW Girls 0 #263 14 8,139
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
MY 0 #273 58 12,352
Canada Girls 2020 #278 6 2,919
CN Boys 0 #279 41 9,639
DZ 0 #288 2,367 20,130
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
CN Girls 0 #299 51 8,829
Canada Boys 2023 #303 7 2,601
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
TN 0 #316 1,030 13,765
KZ Girls 0 #325 8 5,862
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
MU Boys 0 #333 25 8,477
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MU Girls 0 #339 13 8,539
QA Girls 0 #341 3 15,378
HK 0 #350 8 8,483
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
SD Girls 0 #353 6 7,678
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
EG Boys 0 #372 850 15,035
PH Boys 0 #373 11 11,440
EG 0 #375 26 6,387
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BD Girls 0 #399 8 8,413
France Boys 2015 #403 4 2,851
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PT Girls 0 #414 38 7,952
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
PH Girls 0 #424 6 13,098
SG Girls 0 #424 165 18,916
SD Boys 0 #436 10 10,523
MA 0 #444 1,218 20,986
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
RU Girls 0 #470 29 11,913
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #474 31 11,303
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
RU Boys 0 #483 23 12,621
HK Boys 0 #495 33 12,905
IR Girls 0 #499 32 8,334
MY Girls 0 #501 584 24,821
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
LY 0 #512 24 12,703
BD Boys 0 #515 62 10,045
HK Girls 0 #531 85 16,104
SG Boys 0 #536 163 17,960
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
AE Girls 0 #541 13 20,968
BH 0 #543 11 17,937
KW Girls 0 #555 7 19,177
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
LB 0 #635 24 13,263
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
IQ Boys 0 #651 17 13,071
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
MY Boys 0 #662 494 25,439
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
IT 0 #697 18 4,183
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
BR Boys 0 #742 10 12,213
KW Boys 0 #758 12 18,755
SY 0 #762 6 11,684
NG Girls 0 #777 10 15,093
EG Girls 0 #814 146 14,742
Germany Girls 0 #819 20 4,949
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
United States Boys 2016 #892 6 7,365
SA Girls 0 #901 35 25,931
BR Girls 0 #913 29 12,708
United States Girls 2017 #914 5 9,202
Spain Boys 0 #917 14 5,610
Germany Boys 0 #929 24 5,697
NG Boys 0 #937 15 16,906
NL Boys 0 #940 12 5,873
NL Girls 0 #942 14 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #973 11 5,561
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,036 4 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,082 11 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,095 47 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
ZA Boys 0 #1,162 17 25,619
TR 0 #1,180 32 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,263 5 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,331 141 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,369 78 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,501 114 28,008

Zi is popular in 77 countries ā€” most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ireland
France

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People also ask about Zi

Zi is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Zi is a one syllable name, pronounced DZUH.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include ZĒ and Tzu.
Yes, very popular ā€” Zi ranked #1 in Ireland in 2016, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Zi ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2016).
Yes ā€” 1 notable people named Zi are in our database, including Yang Zi (Actor).