The Last Letter!

And we're on to the Zs. We made it!

Zahra (f)     Flower, white, princess, origin – African, Arabic, Hebrew

Zakiya (f)    Purity, origin – Swahili

Zeffa (f)      Rose, origin – Portuguese

Zahid (m)   Self-denying, abstinent, origin – Arabic

Zeheb (m)  Gold, origin – Turkish

Zevid (m)    Present - Hebrew

Here's hoping you've had fun on the Challenge!

Y - Almost There!

Here's what we have for Y!

Ya (f)             Graceful, origin – Chinese

Yadirah (f)    Unclear, origin – Arabic

Yaffa (f)         Gorgeous, origin – Hebrew

Yakov (m)      Pronunciation - YAH-kahf, Following after, origin - Hebrew

Yaron (m)       Filled with joy, origin – Hebrew

Yashawn (m) God is merciful, origin - Hebrew

X - Marks the Name & Not the Spot!

Only a few more days, to go and we are at X!

Xanthia (f)   origin - English

Xenia   (f)     hospitality, origin - Greek, Ancient Greek

Xia  (m/f)     Summer, great/grand, origin - Chinese 

Xandinho (m) Shortened form of Alexandre, origin -  Portuguese

Xavier (m)        So popular, I had to include it. origin -  English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish . The name is taken from the Basque place name Etxaberri meaning "the new house". Surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) - the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries.

Xolani (m)     Peace, origin - Southern African, Zulu (love this one!)