WDYT Zosia?

lyzabeth · November 2011

I've been digging around for Z names for girls that I like. The hubs likes Zooey, but it's not for me. I like Zadie and Zora and he hasn't ruled them out but they are not his favorites. I have a friend from college named Zosia and it's Polish for wisdom. Seeing as how I'm almost 100% Polish I though the name was awesome.

I'm not even pregnant, so this is all hypothetical.

kellyrn9956 · November 2011

Hmmm...it depends for me on how it's pronounced (I have no idea...)

If it is Zoe-see-uh, I don't like it.

If it's Zo-sha, I do like it.

lyzabeth · November 2011

kellyrn9956:
Hmmm...it depends for me on how it's pronounced (I have no idea...)

If it is Zoe-see-uh, I don't like it.

If it's Zo-sha, I do like it.

My friend pronounces her name Zo-sha. But the baby name web site says Zo-She-a. I'd probably go with Zo-sha.

emilyray14 · November 2011

I'm not a fan of Zocia, but its better than Zofia (saw this in an article today).

What about Ziva? Like the NCIS character?

BFab11 · November 2011

Ok, is Zooey pronounced like Zoe because I say ZOO-ee.

Zadie and Zora look like you're just putting a Z in front of a random name. Zosia is nice.

bread&jam · November 2011

ZAW-shah - I think this pronunciation is really pretty. I don't care for Zooey or Zadie at all. Zora's okay though. Good luck with your "Z" name search!

juniper19 · November 2011

BFab11:
Ok, is Zooey pronounced like Zoe because I say ZOO-ee.
Zadie and Zora look like you're just putting a Z in front of a random name. Zosia is nice.

Huh? Zadie Smith? Zora Neale Hurston?

ames71 · November 2011

Have you thought of Zinnia? I like Zora from your list a lot, too.

MrsSutton0523 · November 2011

It sounds to me like the name of a medication that you would hear a commercial late at night NMS

Zelda

Zulie

Zulaka (one of my mom's friends)

Zelie

The other came from my baby name book

ejd13 · November 2011

I love it. But Im 100% Polish and have a lot of family with similar sounding names so I might be used to it. Either way, I think its a nice name.

Wufroggy79 · November 2011

NMS.

lyzabeth · November 2011

BFab11:
Ok, is Zooey pronounced like Zoe because I say ZOO-ee.
Zadie and Zora look like you're just putting a Z in front of a random name. Zosia is nice.

Zadie and Zora are both names of authors--Zadie Smith and Zora Neale Hurston. Pretty famous and awesome authors.

Also, Zooey is how the name Zoey/Zoe is spelled in the JD Salinger story "Franny and Zooey." It's a pretty popular way of spelling Zoe. RE: Actress Zooey Deschanel.

lyzabeth · November 2011

emilyray14:
I'm not a fan of Zocia, but its better than Zofia (saw this in an article today).
What about Ziva? Like the NCIS character?

Oh I like Ziva. Hebrew for brilliance and brightness. Love it!

BFab11 · November 2011

lyzabeth:
BFab11:
Ok, is Zooey pronounced like Zoe because I say ZOO-ee.
Zadie and Zora look like you're just putting a Z in front of a random name. Zosia is nice.
Zadie and Zora are both names of authors--Zadie Smith and Zora Neale Hurston. Pretty famous and awesome authors.
Also, Zooey is how the name Zoey/Zoe is spelled in the JD Salinger story "Franny and Zooey." It's a pretty popular way of spelling Zoe. RE: Actress Zooey Deschanel.

While I get the literary references, It still looks like Sadie and Nora to me.

I always called her zoo-ee Deschanel in my mind when I saw her name. It doesn't make sense to me to pronounce that like Zoe.