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Z bonds
The Z-spread, ZSPRD, zero-volatility spread, or yield curve spread of a bond is the parallel shift or spread over the zero-coupon Treasury yield curve
Z-spread
Topics referred to by the same term
underlying assets Yield spread, difference in percentage rate of return of two instruments Z-spread, on mortgage backed securities Spread limit, a limit on
Spread
Type of yield spread
same as Z-spread. In contrast to simpler "yield-curve spread" measurements of bond premium using a fixed cash-flow model (I-spread or Z-spread), the OAS
Option-adjusted_spread
Bond and yield
the maturity. Asset swap spread Option-adjusted spread Z-spread O'Kane, Dominic; Sen, Saurav (March 2004). "Credit Spreads Explained" (PDF). Lehman Brothers
I-spread
Difference in percentage rate of return of two investments
spread relative to a benchmark yield curve, including interpolated spread (I-spread), zero-volatility spread (Z-spread), and option-adjusted spread (OAS)
Yield_spread
American rapper and businessman (born 1969)
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. In 2023, Billboard
Jay-Z
2025 video game
Legends: Z-A in addition to titles planned to release after. On 12 October 2024, most of the information was posted on a Discord server, which would spread to
Pokémon_Legends:_Z-A
Cohort born from 1997 to 2012
Generation Z, often shortened to Gen Z and informally known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha
Generation_Z
Oil industry futures trading approximation of profit margin
The crack spread X:Y:Z reflects the spread obtained by trading oil, gasoline and distillate according to this ratio. Widely used crack spreads have included
Crack_spread
Worldwide protests by Generation Z individuals
Switch: Gen Z protests spread across the globe". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025. "How Gen Z-led protests
Gen_Z_protests
Geological process at mid-ocean ridges
Seafloor spreading, or seafloor spread, is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and
Seafloor_spreading
Response if an optical system to a point source of light
The point spread function (PSF) describes the response of a focused optical imaging system to an idealized point source of light. In casual terms, for
Point_spread_function
Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup
Haplogroup Z7 YFull MTree's Haplogroup Z MITOMAP's Haplogroup Z FamilyTreeDNA's mtDNA Haplotree: Haplogroup Z Spread of Haplogroup Z, from National Geographic
Haplogroup_Z
2020s protests and revolutions
the early 2020s, a series of mostly Generation Z–led anti-government protests and uprisings have spread across Asia, most notably in South and Southeast
Gen_Z_protests_in_Asia
a list of spreads. A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto food items such as bread or crackers. Spreads are added to
List_of_spreads
mean-preserving spread of A if and only if x B = d ( x A + z ) {\displaystyle x_{B}{\overset {d}{=}}(x_{A}+z)} for some random variable z {\displaystyle z} having
Mean-preserving_spread
Slang used or popularized in the 2020s, usually by Generation Z (1997 – c. 2012) or by Generation Alpha (c. 2013 – c. 2024), differs from that of earlier
Glossary_of_2020s_slang
Rate of return of an investment
Bond duration Coupon rate Compound interest I-spread Asset swap spread Option-adjusted spread Z-spread Thau, Annette (2001). The Bond Book (Revised ed
Yield_to_maturity
American horror television miniseries
Going to Happen is an American horror television miniseries created by Haley Z. Boston for Netflix. Boston serves as the series showrunner and is also an
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Something_Very_Bad_Is_Going_to_Happen
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Contents: A–L (previous page) M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References Mary MacPherran (portrayed by Jameela Jamil), also known as Titania, is
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
Politics of those born from 1997 to 2012
Generation Z (or Gen Z), colloquially referred to as "zoomers" in the West, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation
Political views of Generation Z
Political_views_of_Generation_Z
2025 Internet meme and slang term
scoring 67% on an exam. 6-7's identity as a slang term has allowed it to spread in offline contexts, especially in schools, with some banning its use due
6-7
Concept in laser optics
area by 2. The total angular spread of a Gaussian beam in radians is related to the Rayleigh length by Θ d i v ≃ 2 w 0 z R . {\displaystyle \Theta _{\mathrm
Rayleigh_length
Physical quantity
∑ i = 1 n x ^ y ^ s ^ x z = ∑ i = 1 n x ^ z ^ s ^ y y = ∑ i = 1 n y ^ i 2 s ^ y z = ∑ i = 1 n y ^ z ^ s ^ z z = ∑ i = 1 n z ^ i 2 {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}{\hat
Total_position_spread
Type of evoked potential
Cortical spreading depression (CSD) or spreading depolarization (SD) is a wave of electrophysiological hyperactivity followed by a wave of inhibition
Cortical_spreading_depression
2013 film by Marc Forster
World War Z is a 2013 American action horror film starring Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a former United Nations investigator who travels the world seeking
World_War_Z_(film)
1972 Japanese super robot manga series
Mazinger Z (Japanese: マジンガーZ, Hepburn: Majingā Zetto; known as Tranzor Z in the United States) is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated
Mazinger_Z
Topics referred to by the same term
bond yield and an interpolation from the Treasury yield curve Z-spread — parallel spread of a bond yield over the zero-volatility Treasury yield curve
Yield_curve_(disambiguation)
Russian penal military units
Storm-Z (Russian: Шторм-Z, romanized: Shtorm-Z) is a series of penal military units established by Russia by 6 April 2023, at the latest. On 24 June 2023
Storm-Z
2024 Spanish film
. Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Spanish: Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin) is a 2024 Spanish zombie action thriller film directed by Carles
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse_Z:_The_Beginning_of_the_End
Type of financial instrument
interest and principal payments. The discount rate of the NPV is an agreed spread above the interest rate of a reference Treasury bond of similar term. The
Callable_bond
Bond where the face value is repaid at the time of maturity
dated 15 February 2002.[citation needed] Interest only Principal only Z-spread Zero coupon swap Zero rate Mishkin, Frederic S. (2007). The Economics of
Zero-coupon_bond
Fair price of a bond
Current yield Dirty price I-spread Option-adjusted spread Yield to maturity Z-spread Malkiel, Burton G. (1962). "Expectations, Bond Prices, and the Term Structure
Bond_valuation
German plan to build a massive navy before World War II
Plan Z (German: Z-Plan) was the re-equipment and expansion of the Kriegsmarine (German navy) ordered by Adolf Hitler in early 1939. The fleet was meant
Plan_Z
2026 online trend
speedrunning, began with a viral video posted on TikTok in March 2026. It quickly spread as creators attempted increasingly deeper and more disruptive incursions
Scientology_speedrunning
2025 presumably AI-generated song
Charlie Kirk Forever Alive (2025), a Christian-themed album. The song first spread on social media due to its inclusion in AI-generated videos depicting conservative
We_Are_Charlie_Kirk
Species of true bug
tribe Harpactorini. Diurnal and found on both wild and crop plants, Z. renardii has spread from its native habitats in western North and Central America into
Zelus_renardii
2006 novel by Max Brooks
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. It is broken into eight
World_War_Z
the fibres of the material. The pin spreads the fibres and creates an oval shaped gap that is filled with resin. The Z-pin prevents the composite from delamination
Z-pinning
city of Mainz by Johannes Gutenberg c. 1439, Western printing technology spread across the world, and was adopted worldwide by the end of the 19th century
Global spread of the printing press
Global_spread_of_the_printing_press
Debunked conspiracy theory about alleged child sex ring
Clinton's prosecution over her use of an unrelated private email server spread the conspiracy theory on social media outlets such as 4chan, 8chan, Reddit
Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
Japanese as the "Z Fighters" (Z戦士, Zetto Senshi) or Team "Z" in other media, and the Earth's Special Forces in the English dub of Dragon Ball Z. The Dragon
List of Dragon Ball characters
List_of_Dragon_Ball_characters
Measure of a fixed-income instrument's sensitivity to interest rates
measure spread risk with duration-times-spread (DTS), defined as effective spread duration multiplied by the option-adjusted spread. DTS scales spread exposure
Duration_(finance)
Video-sharing platform
and success, the platform has been criticized for its facilitation of the spread of misinformation and copyrighted material, routinely violating its users'
YouTube
Statistical property quantifying how much a collection of data is spread out
If H ( z ) {\displaystyle H(z)} is the entropy of a continuous variable z {\displaystyle z} and z = a x + b {\displaystyle z=ax+b} , then H ( z ) = H (
Statistical_dispersion
Jewish nationalist movement
were often disproportionate to the initial Arab offenses, which led to the spread of violence to previously unaffected areas. The Zionist militias, employed
Zionism
Country in Southern and Western Europe
Roman Republic and ruled it for centuries during the Roman Empire. With the spread of Christianity, Rome became the seat of the Catholic Church and the Papacy
Italy
Group of infectious diseases
prowazekii spread by body lice, scrub typhus is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi spread by chiggers, and murine typhus is caused by Rickettsia typhi spread by
Typhus
Trait that determines an organism's sexually reproductive function
butterflies and moths also have a ZW sex-determination system. Females can have Z, ZZW, and even ZZWW. In the XO sex-determination system, males have one X
Biological_sex
Musical artist
stage name K.A.Z, is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known for his work with Oblivion Dust, hide with Spread Beaver and Vamps. K.A.Z originally
Kaz_(musician)
American medical disaster thriller film by Steven Soderbergh
Informant! (2009), Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns discussed a film depicting the rapid spread of a virus. Burns consulted with representatives
Contagion_(2011_film)
Video-focused social media platform
50 million views respectively by June 2020. The platform has also been used to spread misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, such as clips from Plandemic
TikTok
2024 Cambodian film
Z-Mom is a 2024 Cambodian drama zombie film written by Bun Channimol and Sorn Sreylin and directed by Kou Darachan. It stars Rern Sinat, John Maclaren
Z-Mom
Internet slang for "delusional"
dating or being in a relationship. Since late 2022, delulu has spread virally to Generation Z and Generation Alpha on platforms like TikTok and Instagram
Delulu
Hairstyle
the latter part of the 2010s and into the 2020s, particularly due to its spread on TikTok, and became an Internet meme around the same time. The broccoli
Broccoli_haircut
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
(SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It spread to other parts of Asia and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health
COVID-19_pandemic
American political activist (1993–2025)
According to the Associated Press, video clips of Kirk's campus appearances spread online, helping him "secure a steady stream of donations that transformed
Charlie_Kirk
Measure of statistical dispersion
dispersion, which is the spread of the data. The IQR may also be called the midspread, middle 50%, fourth spread, or H‑spread. It is defined as the difference
Interquartile_range
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
destroyed the reactor building. This was followed by a reactor core fire that spread radioactive contaminants across the Soviet Union and Europe. The Soviet
Chernobyl_disaster
American generation born from 1997 to 2012
Generation Z (or Gen Z for short), colloquially known as Zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Members
Generation Z in the United States
Generation_Z_in_the_United_States
2020 Philippine zombie film by Mikhail Red
Block Z is a 2020 Philippine action horror film directed by Mikhail Red and starring Joshua Garcia, Julia Barretto, Dimples Romana, Yves Flores, Myrtle
Block_Z
Aggressive type of brain cancer
neurons and blood vessels. Once cancerous, these cells are predisposed to spread along existing paths in the brain, typically along white-matter tracts,
Glioblastoma
Japanese musician (1964–1998)
A.Z. I.N.A. mixed live recordings from the 1998 Tribal Ja, Zoo Tour for use in the film. Four of them were released digitally as hide with Spread Beaver
Hide_(musician)
Species of rodent
subspecies: O. z. albus, O. z. aquihnis, O. z. bemardi, O. z. cinnamominus, O. z. macrodom, O. z. mergens, O. z. obscurus, O. z. occipitalis, O. z. osoyoosensis
Muskrat
Epic poem attributed to Homer
the Byzantine era, the spread of the Greek language—and the consequent internal translation of the Homeric texts as it spread—maintained the Odyssey's
Odyssey
Hemorrhagic fever caused by ebolaviruses
with the largest one being the 2013–16 Western African epidemic. They spread through direct contact with body fluids, such as blood from infected humans
Ebola
West Germanic language
m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, y, z represent, respectively, the phonemes /b, d, f, h, dʒ, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, j, z/. The letters c and g normally
English_language
English actor (born 1996)
Sloans, Neil (26 May 2017). "The Lost City of Z Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of The Lost City of Z by Times of India". The Times of India. Archived
Tom_Holland
2025 youth-led protests in Morocco
000 members by 7 October showing the rapid spread of the movement among youth. Discord was chosen by GenZ 212 due to its decentralized nature and Moroccan
2025_Moroccan_Gen_Z_protests
Term in business
agreed fixed spread. The maturity of this swap is the same as the maturity of the asset. This transaction is shown in Figure 1. The fixed spread to Libor
Asset_swap
Infectious disease
(MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis initially infects the lungs, but it can also spread to other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in which case
Tuberculosis
Fictional flag
faces of No Kings". Range. Retrieved 22 October 2025. "Mexico: 'Gen Z' protests spread following mayor's murder". dw.com. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16
Straw_Hats'_Jolly_Roger
Christian church based in Rome
Acts of Apostles recounts the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message throughout the Roman Empire. The Catholic Church teaches
Catholic_Church
Genus of viruses
usually cause an asymptomatic, persistent infection. Infected animals can spread the virus to uninfected animals through aerosols or droplets from their
Hantavirus
South American orthohantavirus species
reservoir, ANDV causes a persistent asymptomatic or mild infection and is spread mainly through saliva. Humans usually become infected by inhaling aerosols
Andes_virus
Species of plant
with a trunk diameter of about 30 centimetres (12 in). Z. mauritiana may be erect or wide-spreading, with gracefully drooping thorny branches and zigzag
Ziziphus_mauritiana
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
Samy (2019). The A to Z of the Druzes. Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxxviii. ISBN 978-0-8108-7002-4. Swayd, Samy (2019). The A to Z of the Druzes. Rowman
Jesus
Spreading of a disease inside a body
Metastasis is the spread of a pathogenic agent from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body; the term is typically
Metastasis
Sex act and pornography genre
pornographic films. Originating in Japan in the 1980s, the genre subsequently spread to North America and Europe, and crossed over into gay pornography. Bukkake
Bukkake
Japanese biological and chemical warfare unit (1936–1945)
Retrieved 2 October 2016. Wells, A. S. (2009). The A to Z of World War II: The War Against Japan. The A to Z Guide Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8108-7026-0
Unit_731
English word
Walker Read in the journal American Speech in 1963 and 1964. He tracked the spread and evolution of the word in American newspapers and other written documents
OK
many entries. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z See also References External links "Oh and ..." See count. The number 1 in
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Mexican television series
Control Z is a Mexican teen drama television series created by Carlos Quintanilla Sakar, Adriana Pelusi and Miguel García Moreno and developed by Lemon
Control_Z
Monochrome light beam whose amplitude envelope is a Gaussian function
z is given by: 1 R ( z ) = z z 2 + z R 2 , {\displaystyle {\frac {1}{R(z)}}={\frac {z}{z^{2}+z_{\mathrm {R} }^{2}}},} so the radius of curvature R(z)
Gaussian_beam
in this list. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References Further reading Not to be confused with the slang word
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Archaeological site located in the Amazon Rainforest
Europeans. Although Europeans likely did not spread it to the inhabitants of Kuhikugu directly, they did directly spread diseases to trade partners from other
Kuhikugu
Type of data buffer in computer graphics
granularity, quality problems may arise when precision in the z-buffer's distance values are not spread evenly over distance. Nearer values are much more precise
Z-buffering
Mexican actress and singer (born 1990)
change-themed anthology series Extrapolations, written and directed by Scott Z. Burns. González was cast in the Netflix series adaptation of The Three-Body
Eiza_González
Symbol representing the word "and" (&)
George Eliot refers to this when she makes Jacob Storey say: "He thought [Z] had only been put to finish off th' alphabet like; though ampusand would
Ampersand
Domesticated species of canid
Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024. Fan Z, Bian Z, Huang H, Liu T, Ren R, Chen X, et al. (21 February 2023). "Dietary Strategies
Dog
Species of plant
both. Although prohibited by statute, the use of kratom remains widely spread especially in Northern and East Coast region of Malaysia's Peninsula because
Mitragyna_speciosa
Country in Central Europe
Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 6 marca 2025 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o dniach wolnych od pracy". isap.sejm.gov.pl. "Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia
Poland
Contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Starting in January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, the World
COVID-19
Mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
that are localized in the time domain have Fourier transforms that are spread out across the frequency domain and vice versa, a phenomenon known as the
Fourier_transform
American reality television series (2025–present)
27, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025. "WVU Pre-Nursing student uses TikTok to spread awareness about living with Tourette syndrome". School of Nursing | West
Baylen_Out_Loud
Type of viruses that cause gastroenteritis
is usually spread by the fecal–oral route. This may be through contaminated food or water or person-to-person contact. It may also spread via contaminated
Norovirus
Episodes of Japanese anime series
chapters of the 519 chapter-long manga series. It is followed by Dragon Ball Z, which covers the remainder of the manga. List of Dragon Ball films These
List_of_Dragon_Ball_episodes
Christian feast celebrating the Holy Spirit's descent
(kapusniak), chicken broth with handmade noodles (yushka z zaterkoiu), cheese turnovers (pyrizhky z syrom), roast pork, buckwheat pancakes served with eggs
Pentecost
Cohort born from 1981 to 1996
are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years
Millennials
Genre of alternative rock music
particularly influential, and around 2018, an international wave of grungegaze spread, including Modern Color, Teenage Wrist and Oversize. In Nothing's home of
Shoegaze
Z SPREAD
Z SPREAD
Female
Hungarian
Feminine form of Hungarian Anasztáz, ANASZTÃZIA means "resurrection."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : generally said to be from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’, used originally to distinguish a son from a father bearing the same personal name.It could also be a habitational name from a place in Shropshire called Fitz, recorded in 1194 as Fittesho, from an Old English personal name, Fitt, + hÅh ‘hill spur’.In one family at least, it is an altered form of English Fitch.German : unexplained. Possibly from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Vincent.Johann Peter Fitz, an immigrant from Germany, arrived in Philadelphia in 1750. Bearers of the name from Britain were already established in North America before that date.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Anastasius, ANASZT�Z means "resurrection."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yashwardhan | யஷவரà¯à®¤à®¨
The one who is famous with his goodwill spreading all around
Yashwardhan | யஷவரà¯à®¤à®¨
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : (of Norman origin) nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet ‘wolf cub’ (see Low 3).English : habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.English : from the Middle English personal name Lefget, Old English Lēofgēat, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + the tribal name Gēat (see Jocelyn).English : possibly from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English female personal name Lēofḡð, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + ḡð ‘battle’.English : Early American Leavitts include John Leavitt, who was born 1608 in England and married in Hingham, MA, in 1637. His descendants spread to NH.
Female
Hungarian
Short form of Hungarian Terézia, TERÉZ means "harvester."
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of English Agnes, INÉZ means "chaste; holy."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Khushali | கà¯à®·à®¾à®²à¯€Â
Spreading happiness
Khushali | கà¯à®·à®¾à®²à¯€Â
Surname or Lastname
German
German : ethnic name for someone from Flanders, Middle High German vlaeminc. People from Flanders spread throughout Germany, as well as England, in the Middle Ages as clothmakers and dyers.English : variant spelling of Fleming.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Yorkshire)
English (West Yorkshire) : occupational name from Middle English jagger ‘carter’, ‘peddler’, an agent derivative of Middle English jag ‘pack’, ‘load’ (of unknown origin). All or most present-day bearers of this surname are probably members of a single family, which originally came from Staniland in the parish of Halifax. During the 16th century it spread through the Calder valley, and from there to other parts of England.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : of uncertain origin; most probably an altered form of Mowbray. It is also found as Maybury, which has the form of an English habitational name. There is a place near Woking in Surrey so called; however, this is not recorded until 1885 and is probably derived from the surname. In England this surname is found mainly in the West Midlands; it has also spread into Wales. In Ireland this form is common in Ulster; MacLysaght records that it was taken there from England in the 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a ‘new house’, from Middle English newe + hous, or a habitational name from any of various minor places named with these elements, for example in Cheshire and West Yorkshire. Newsham in Lincolnshire was often Neuhouse in the medieval period, the modern form in -ham representing an alternative from Old English dative plural -um.Translation of Scandinavian Nyhus, German and Ashkenazic Jewish Neuhaus (topographic or habitational names), or Hungarian Újházi, a habitational name for someone from any of various places named with új ‘new’ + ház ‘house’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Italian (Venice and Mantua) and Greek (Zanes) : from a variant of the Venetian personal name Z(u)an(n)i ‘John’ (see Zani).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Zahn.Robert Zane was a cloth maker of English origin, a founding member of the Quaker colony that was set up at Salem, NJ, in 1676.
Boy/Male
Tamil
To spread in different directions
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a big man, from Middle High German grÅz ‘large’, ‘thick’, ‘corpulent’, German gross. The Jewish name has been Hebraicized as Gadol, from Hebrew gadol ‘large’.English : nickname for a big man, from Middle English, Old French gros (Late Latin grossus, of Germanic origin, thus etymologically the same word as in 1 above). The English vocabulary word did not develop the sense ‘excessively fat’ until the 16th century.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, and Dutch : from the Scandinavian personal name Magnus. This was borne by Magnus the Good (died 1047), king of Norway, who was named for the Emperor Charlemagne, Latin Carolus Magnus ‘Charles the Great’. The name spread from Norway to the eastern Scandinavian royal houses, and became popular all over Scandinavia and thence in the English Danelaw.
Boy/Male
Tamil
To spread in different directions
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the Breton personal name Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh ‘lord’, introduced by the Normans in the form Josse. Iodoc was the name of a Breton prince and saint, the brother of Iudicael (see Jewell), whose fame helped to spread the name through France and western Europe and, after the Norman Conquest, England as well. The name was occasionally borne also by women in the Middle Ages, but was predominantly a male name, by contrast with the present usage.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra
‘descendant of Gadhra’ (see O’Gara). See also McGeary.English : from a personal name derived from Germanic
gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’, a short form of any of various
compound names with this as a first element (see, for example
Garrett).English : nickname for a wayward or capricious
person, from Middle English ge(a)ry ‘fickle’, ‘changeable’,
‘passionate’ (a derivative of gere ‘fit of passion’, apparently
a Scandinavian borrowing).Possibly an altered spelling of
German Gehring or Gehrig.Most present-day Irish bearers of the name Geary and its variants
and derivatives are descended from a single 10th-century ancestor, a
nephew of Eadhra, who founded the family
Z SPREAD
Z SPREAD
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French
Fox
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
A Precious Stone
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Biblical, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Jamaican, Lebanese, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss
Warlike; Loves Horses; Horse Lover; Friend of Horses
Girl/Female
Tamil
Expression
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess of learning, Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Hindu
Brave & dominant ruler
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Agent Representative
Boy/Male
Australian, Gaelic, Irish
Champion
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ratna Nidhi | ரதà¯à®¨à®¾à®¨à®¿à®¤à®¿
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Touching; Winner; Gladiator; Existing
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n.
The letter Z; -- called also zee, and formerly izzard.
n.
The letter z; -- formerly so called. J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably.
adv.
Certainly; most likely; truly; probably. Z () Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274.
n.
A quantity consisting of three terms, connected by the sign + or -; as, x + y + z, or ax + 2b - c2.
n.
Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit.
n.
Same as Wiver. X () X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z), as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271.
n.
One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates.
a.
Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.
n.
A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.
n.
A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals.
n.
Same as Z/rthe.
a.
Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc.
a.
Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized; -- said of all the vowels and the semivowels, also of the vocal or sonant consonants g, d, b, l, r, v, z, etc.
n.
A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value.
v. i.
To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
n.
The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus Zizyphus, especially the Z. jujuba, Z. vulgaris, Z. mucronata, and Z. Lotus. The last named is thought to have furnished the lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
n.
A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Z. lotus); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See Lotus (b).
n.
A Greek letter corresponding to our z.
superl.
Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.
n.
One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, and Z. vulgaris. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns.