Names Like Zena — Find Similar Baby Names
Zena is a 4-letter African girls' name meaning “Ethiopian Name Meaning "News" Or "Fame."”. This page collects 127 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Zenas and Zene, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -ena like Ena and Bena, and names sharing the “ethiopian” concept like Abdimelech and Abeba.
For the full Zena profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Zena page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Zena
24 baby names that differ from Zena by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenas | 1 | Living | Greek | Male |
| Zene | 1 | Rose | Native American | Female |
| Zenia | 1 | Friendly | Greek | Female |
| Zera | 1 | Seed | Hebrew | Female |
| Zeta | 1 | Born Last | Greek | Female |
| Zeva | 1 | Sword | Greek | Female |
| Zina | 1 | Meaning Unknown | Romanian | Female |
| Zwena | 1 | Swahili Name Meaning "Good." | African | Female |
| Zada | 2 | Lucky | Arabic | Female |
| Zane | 2 | Variant Of John. American Western Writer Zane Grey. | English | Male |
| Zani | 2 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Zanna | 2 | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Zara | 2 | Princess | Arabic | Female |
| Zayna | 2 | Beauty | Arabic | Female |
| Zeev | 2 | Wolf | Hebrew | Male |
| Zeinab | 2 | Somali Name Meaning "Good." | African | Female |
| Zeke | 2 | Abbreviation Of Ezekiel. | English | Male |
| Zeki | 2 | Smart | Turkish | Male |
| Zelia | 2 | Zealous | Greek | Female |
| Zelma | 2 | Variant Of Selma Comely. | English | Female |
| Zenon | 2 | Friendly | Greek | Male |
| Zere | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "The Seed Of, The Descendent Of." | African | Male |
| Zero | 2 | Empty | Arabic | Male |
| Zeus | 2 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Zena’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
4-Letter Z-Names Like Zena
24 names that share Zena's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Zena's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Zena
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Zena.
Names That Rhyme with Zena
18 baby names that share Zena's last 3 letters — -ena. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ena | Passionate Or Fiery | Celtic | Female |
| Bena | Pheasant | Native American | Female |
| Dena | Valley | Native American | Female |
| Jena | Variation Of Jenny Which Is A Diminutive Of Jane And Jennifer. | English | Female |
| Lena | Name Suffix. | English | Female |
| Nena | Chamoru Spanish Term Of Endearment; Darling; Dear | Chamoru | Female |
| Rena | Joyous Song | Hebrew | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | African | Female |
| Adena | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Buena | Good | Spanish | Female |
| Daena | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Deena | Variant Of Diana Meaning Divine. | English | Female |
| Duena | Chaperon | Spanish | Female |
| Elena | Shining Light. Variant Of Helen. | Spanish | Female |
| Ilena | Variant Of Eileen. | English | Female |
| Irena | Peace | Greek | Female |
| Jaena | Feminine Variant Of Jay | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Zena
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Zena — Zen-. Good for parents who like Zena's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.