Zoltan
Zoltan is a boy name of Hungarian origin, meaning Sultan; ruler.
What Zoltan means
Sultan; ruler.
Zoltan sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Zoltan comes from
Hungarian names come from a language unrelated to its neighbours, and many are native Magyar words rather than borrowings.
Zoltan is recorded as Hungarian in origin. Browse other Hungarian names.
How popular is Zoltan?
In the boy name rankings we track, Zoltan falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Zoltan
Zoltan sits in our royalty and rule group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Royal
Names like Zoltan
These share Zoltan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Laszlo — Glorious ruler.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Cyrus — Sun; lord.
- David — Beloved.
- Etienne — Crown, garland.
- Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.
- Henry — Ruler of the home.
- Magnus — Great, mighty.
- Nikolai — Victory of the people.
- Stefan — Crown, garland.