Looking for baby names that contain the word ZEN?
If so, here’s a long list of enlightened options to choose from!
Top baby names with ZEN
First, a quick rundown of the most popular names with the letter sequence “z-e-n,” according to the current U.S. baby name data.
| Top girl names with “z-e-n” | Top boy names with “z-e-n” |
| Zendaya Azeneth Zena Zen Zenaida Zenovia Zenobia Zeniyah Zenith Chozen | Kaizen Zen Aizen Chozen Kyzen Hazen Kaiyzen Zenith Mazen Zeno |
Now here are the same names again, this time with links to popularity graphs and, in some cases, explanations/definitions. (Many of these are modern names without a distinct origin, so I can’t add as much extra information as I did in similar posts, e.g., VAN, ICE, CAR.)
- Aizen
- Azeneth is likely based on Asenath, a feminine Biblical name derived from an ancient Egyptian name meaning “belonging to (the goddess) Neith.”
- Chozen is based on the vocabulary word chosen.
- Hazen comes from the Dutch surname Hazen, which was based on the Middle Dutch word hase, meaning “hare.”
- Kaizen, Kaiyzen
- Kyzen
- Mazen
- Zen comes from the vocabulary word zen, which (in English) often refers to enlightenment. The word is ultimately based upon the Sanskrit word dhyana, meaning “meditation.”
- Zena
- Zenaida is derived from the ancient Greek name Zenais, which is based on the name of the god Zeus.
- Zendaya
- Zenith comes from the vocabulary word zenith, meaning “highest point” or “peak.”
- Zeniyah
- Zeno is derived from the ancient Greek name Zenon, which is also based on Zeus.
- Zenobia and Zenovia are forms of an ancient Greek name meaning “life of Zeus.”
More names with ZEN
So, what other names have ZEN in them? Here are some less-common choices. (Nearly all of these come directly from the SSA’s baby name data.)
- Azen, Ayzen
- Alzena
- Alzenia
- Amazen
- Asuzena, Azuzena
- Autzen
- Used mostly in the state of Oregon. The University of Oregon’s football team plays in Autzen Stadium, which was named after Danish-American lumberman/philanthropist Thomas J. Autzen.
- Azena
- Azende
- Azenet
- Blazen
- Blazena
- Bozena
- Brazen, Brayzen
- Caizen
- Chayzen
- Drazen
- Drazenka
- Dzenan
- Dzeneta
- Dzenita
- Eizen
- Eizens
- Elzena
- Haizen, Hayzen
- Izen
- Izena
- Jakzenny
- Jantzen
- Janzen
- Jaxzen
- Jazen, Jayzen, Jaizen
- Jentezen
- Jentzen
- Jenzen
- Jezenia
- Kazen, Kayzen
- Kreszentia
- Kreszenz
- Khyzen, Khaizen
- Lozen
- Luzena
- Marzena
- Maizen
- Nazenin
- Ozena
- Roczen
- Rozen
- Rozena, Rosezena
- Rozenia
- Ruzena
- Ryzen
- Suzen
- Tamzen
- Tayzen
- Tyzen
- Vinzent
- Vinzenz
- Yazen
- Yezen
- Yezenia
- Zenab
- Zenae
- Zenah
- Zenai
- Zenaide
- Zenaido
- Zenais
- Zenani
- Zenas
- Zenaura
- Zenaya, Zenayah, Zenaiya
- Zenayda
- Zenda
- Zendayah, Zendaiya
- Zende
- Zendell
- Zenden
- Zender
- Zendeya
- Zendiya
- Zendra
- Zendre
- Zendy
- Zene
- Zeneida
- Zenen
- Zeneth
- Zenetta
- Zeni, Zeny, Zennie, Zenni
- Zenia, Zeniah, Zennia
- Zenida
- Zenita
- Zeniya, Zenniyah
- Zenja
- Zenley
- Zenna
- Zenoba
- Zenobios
- Zenola
- Zenolia
- Zenon, Zennon
- Zenona
- Zenora, Zenorah
- Zenos
- Zennith
- Zentavious
- Zenus
- Zenya
- Zenzele
- Zenzile
Several of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names, such as Susan and Yesenia.
Which ZEN name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!
Sources:
- SSA
- Behind the Name
- Wikipedia
- Wiktionary
- Hanks, Patrick. (Ed.) Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Image by Ray Wyman Jr from Unsplash
Zendaya has stated that her name means “to give thanks,” derived from the Shona name Tendai.
Kaizen is a Japanese business philosophy about continuous improvement.
Thanks, Rachel and Renchickadee!
Here’s a short clip of Zendaya explaining that her name is “actually kind of half made-up and half real.” She notes that Tendai morphed into Zendaya thanks largely to her father, who “had a thing for Zs, and Zen.”