Zeb (variant spelling Zebb) is both a masculine given name and a surname. As a given name, it may be a short form of

Zebulon Zebulun (; also ''Zebulon'', ''Zabulon'', or ''Zaboules'') was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers,Genesis 46:14 the last of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's tenth son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun. Some ...

, Zebadiah or

Zebedee Zebedee ( ; grc, Ζεβεδαῖος, Zebedaîos; he, , Zəḇaḏyâ), according to all four Canonical Gospels, was the father of James and John, two disciples of Jesus. The gospels also suggest that he was the husband of Salome: whereas Ma ...

, but is now more common as a given name in its own right. In fact, it can also be an alternate spelling of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

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ze'ev Ze'ev ( he, זאב \ זְאֵב ''zeév''), also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a name of Hebrew origin which means wolf. The given name is a masculine form used among Ashkenazi Jews. It is a Biblical name, adapted from a reference to Benjamin in Genesi ...

'' (זְאֵב), meaning "wolf". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Zeb Alley (1928–2013), American lawyer, lobbyist and politician *

Zeb Eaton Zebulon Vance Eaton (February 2, 1920 – December 17, 1989), nicknamed "Red", was an American right-handed pitcher. He played professional baseball for 11 seasons between 1939 and 1956, including two seasons in Major League Baseball with the De ...

(1920–1989), American baseball player *

Zeb Khan Zeb may refer to: * Zeb (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname *Drummie Zeb, born Angus Gaye in 1959, drummer, producer and lead singer of UK band Aswad * Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, a main character in ''Star Wars Rebels'' * ...

(born 1980), Indian actor *

Zeb Little Zebulon Little (born August 24, 1968) is a former Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 4th district from 1998 to 2010. He was the Majority Leader and Floor Leader of the Alabama Senate from 2002 to 2010. Biography Litt ...

(born 1968), American politician *

Zeb Powell Zeb Powell (born on January 18, 2000) is an American professional snowboarder based out of North Carolina. Zeb Powell is best known for his unforgivingly aggressive style that has won him gold in the 2020 XGames Knuckle Huck. Being the first black ...

(born 2000), American snowboarder *

Zeb Soanes Zebedee Soanes (born 24 June 1976) is a British radio presenter who presents the weekday evening music show ''Smooth Classics at Seven'' on Classic FM (UK), Classic FM. He was previously a News presenter, newsreader and Continuity announcement, ...

(born 1976), British radio announcer * Zeb Taia (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player *

Zeb Terry Zebulon Alexander Terry (June 17, 1891 – March 14, 1988) was a professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from - for the Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college baseb ...

(1891–1988), American Major League Baseball player *

Zeb Turner Zeb Turner (June 23, 1915 – January 10, 1978) was an American country music songwriter and guitarist, and pioneer of rockabilly. He was born William Edward Grishaw in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, and he renamed himself after a favori ...

(1915–1978), American country music songwriter and guitarist *

Zeb V. Walser Zeb Vance Walser (June 17, 1866 – February 17, 1940) was a North Carolina attorney and politician. Named for Governor Zebulon B. Vance, Walser nevertheless became active in the Republican Party rather than Vance's Democrats. Biography Zeb V ...

(1863–1940), American attorney and politician, Attorney General of North Carolina *

Zeb Wells Zeb Wells is an American comic book writer known for his work at Marvel Comics, a television writer/director known for his work on the animated TV series '' Robot Chicken'', and the co-creator/showrunner of '' SuperMansion''. Career Wells is ...

, American comic book writer *Zeb Khalid, Great abstract artist, Putrajaya, Malaysia *Zeb Daniels, American Firefighter, Hunter, Tallahassee, Florida

Surname

Miangul Akbar Zeb Mian Gul Akbar Zeb ( ur, ميان گل اكبر زيب) is a former Pakistani diplomat and a member of the former royal family of Swat. He is the grandson of Miangul Jahan Zeb, ( Wali of Swat) and son-in-law of the former Governor of Khyber Pakh ...

(born 1954), Pakistani diplomat *

Miangul Jahan Zeb Miangul Jahan Zeb HPk, HQA, CIE ( ur, ) (5 June 1908 - 14 September 1987), also known as Miangul Abdul-Haq Jahan Zeb, was the Wāli of Swat from 1949 to 1969, a princely state that is now part of Pakistan. He succeeded his father, Wadud of Sw ...

(1908–1987), ruler of the princely state of Swat, now part of Pakistan * Khalid Zeb, Great abstract artist, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Nickname

David "Zeb" Cook David "Zeb" Cook is an American game designer, best known for his work at TSR, Inc., where he was employed for over fifteen years. Cook designed several games, wrote the '' Expert Set'' for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', worked as lead designer of the ...

, game designer best known for his work on ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' {{given name, type=both Hebrew masculine given names English-language masculine given names English masculine given names Masculine given names Hypocorisms