Names

Ornamental name meaning “silver stone”, from Yiddish זילבער (zilber) and שטיין (shtein), both of Germanic origin.

Occupational name for a silversmith from Yiddish zilber “silver” and schlag “strike”.

Possibly from a diminutive of Polish zięć meaning “son-in-law”.

Anglicized form of Ziętek.

Means “potato” in Polish.

From Polish zieleń meaning “green”. It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.

Means “bricklayer” or “brickmaker” in German, from Middle High German ziegel “brick, tile”.

From Chinese 朱 (zhū) meaning “vermilion red, cinnabar” and also referring to the ancient state of Zhu, which existed in what is now Shandong province. This was the surname of the emperors of the Ming dynasty.

From Chinese 周 (zhōu) referring to the Zhou dynasty, which held power from 1046 to 771 BC, continuing for a few more centuries as figureheads.

Means “son of Zhivko”.