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

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ze'ev Ze'ev (, ''Zeév''), also spelled Zeev or Zev, is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning wolf. Diminutive forms of the name are Zevik and Ze'evik. The name used among Ashkenazi Jews is often paired with the name Benjamin (such as B ...

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

Given name

* Zeb Alley (1928–2013), American lawyer, lobbyist and politician * Zeb Eaton (1920–1989), American baseball player * Zeb Khan (born 1980), Indian actor * Zeb Little (born 1968), American politician * Zeb Powell (born 2000), American snowboarder * Zeb Soanes (born 1976), British radio announcer * Zeb Taia (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player * Zeb Terry (1891–1988), American Major League Baseball player * Zeb Turner (1915–1978), American country music songwriter and guitarist * Zeb V. Walser (1863–1940), American attorney and politician, Attorney General of North Carolina * Zeb Wells, American comic book writer *Zeb Khalid, Great abstract artist, Putrajaya, Malaysia *Zeb Daniels, American Firefighter, Hunter, Tallahassee, Florida

Surname

* Miangul Akbar Zeb (born 1954), Pakistani diplomat * Miangul Jahan Zeb (1908–1987), ruler of the princely state of Swat, now part of Pakistan * Khalid Zeb, Great abstract artist, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Nickname

* David "Zeb" Cook, 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