Given name & surname

Zorba

“one who lives life to the fullest”

Zorba is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “one who lives life to the fullest.”

Original GreekΖορμπάς

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Greek interpretation is “one who lives life to the fullest.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

Zorba’s family of names

Zorba has a related form in Zorbah. Zorba has a related form in Zorbiya. Zorba has a related form in Zorbiyah.

Walk Zorba’s family in the name graph

ZorbaZorbahZorbiyahZorbiyaΖορμπάς

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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