Zola
Zola is a baby name of Zulu origin, meaning Calm; tranquil.
What Zola means
Calm; tranquil.
Zola is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Zola comes from
Zulu names frequently carry a message — of thanks, of circumstance, or of hope — and are understood as ordinary meaningful speech rather than a fixed inherited set.
Zola is recorded as Zulu in origin. Browse other Zulu names.
How popular is Zola?
Zola does not currently chart in the top 100 baby names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Zola
We group Zola under Peace. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Peace
Names like Zola
These share Zola's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- An — Peace, tranquility.
- Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
- Haven — A safe refuge.
- Salem — Peace.
- Thanh — Clear, pure; accomplished.
- Winter — The cold, still season.
- Bianca — White, pure.
- Bodhi — Enlightenment, awakening.
- Catalina — Pure.
- Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.
- Katya — Pure.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.