Boy Dog Names That Start With Z

While this is an ancient male name, it's too similar to modern girls' choices like Mia and Pia to work for a boy today.

Authors or Francophiles – or both – could consider this zippy name in honor of renowned French writer Émile Zola, author of Germinal, Thérèse Raquin and the infamous open letter J'Accuse...!.

Although Zircon means "gold-hued," the gem comes in a variety of colors.

While we're definite fans of Zaire -- the former name of the country now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- the "Y" really isn't necessary. This spelling variation debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016.

Masculine short form of the Berber name Tiziri, meaning "moonlight" in Tamazight.

Zaiden grafts the fashionable first letter z onto the Aiden/Kaiden/Jaiden group of names, to popular effect. Soundalike Zayden is even more popular.

A super quirky and upbeat choice, if it can ever shake off its ubiquitous-guy Woody Allen identity.

One of the most unusual of the "iah" names, it comes with the appealing and usable nickname Zev.

A strong name with a strong meaning, like its cousin Zafir.

More often heard in the West as a surname, Zarin could work as a first for boys or girls.

Derived from Slavic zlato "gold", this strong and dynamic name has a fitting namesake in Swedish professional footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović. It is used in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Poland, and Slovenia.

A rarely heard biblical name, Zadok is borne by no less than nine Old Testament men.

Yiddish form of Alexander.

Zolten is a variant spelling of Zoltan, which is currently in the Top 50 in Hungary, its country of origin. We recommend you stick with the original spelling, which remains extremely rare.

A male take on the feminine name Zoe, it's hard to give an attractive pronunciation.

Not to be confused with the identically spelt Greek feminine form, which is pronounced with three syllables, Zosime is the French form of the male name Zosimus. Zosime or Zosimus is a quirky Z starting name with a long history. It has been the name of several early saints and a pope, as well as the Byzantine author of a history of the Roman Empire, published in the sixth century CE.

Zosimos or Zosimus are Ancient Greek names with several saints, a pope, and an author of Roman history to their credit. The female form is Zosime.

Name invented for a spirit fox character on the Disney Channel TV show Sofia the First.