Z (Names)

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Zaw

• Zau Lai (EP69) — Duwa

• Zaw Aung (EC84) — Singapore
• Zaw Aung (GBNF) — USA
• Zawgyi (U Thein Han) — Saya; Poet; Chief Librarian of Rangoon University Central Library
• Zaw Khin — Actor
• Zaw Kyu, Dr. (IM1 79er)
• Zaw Lin — RUBC Captain, Army
• Zaw Lin — Actor
• Zaw Lin, Dr. (David, USA)
• Zaw Lwin (Andrew, M87, USA)
• Zaw Maung
• Zaw Min — Soccer
• Zaw Min (M75) — United Engineering

• Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70) — Luyechun for 1st BE in 1965; Author of “RIT Days: 1964 – 1970”; Worked as EP in Burma and Electronics in USA; Spouse : Chicky
• Zaw Min Yu — Son of Director U Tin Yu
• Zaw Mon, Dr. (Glen, MEHS63) — Spouse: Merilyn
• Zaw Myint (Min Naing, GBNF) — Sports Officer
• Zaw Myint Thein (ZMT, Zaw Win) — Diplomat, Author
• Zaw Naing
• Zaw Nyunt — Htoo
• Zaw One — Actor, Vocalist
• Zaw Oo (M, UCC, Canada)
• Zaw Oo
• Zaw Paing
• Zaw Weik — Competed in Berlln Olympics as a member of the “British India Empire” team
• Zaw Win, Dr. — Maths Professor, Second in Burma
• Zaw Win (M67)
• Zaw Win (Cyril, EP68, GBNF)
• Zaw Win (EP70, Australia)
• Zaw Win (Zin Yaw, Mn71)
• Zaw Win (Zaw Myint Thein, ZMT) — Diplomat, Author
• Zaw Win Kyar — Ava House; Father: U Po Kyar

Names with Zaw in middle or end

• Aung Zaw (AZ) — Taught Computer Science and applications at UCC, CSO, Bangkok and Sydney.; Several UCC texts were authored by Saya U Soe Paing, U Aung Zaw and me;He has published two books. I was honored to edit his books, write Foreword and some chapters.
• Khin Maung Zaw (KMZ, UCC) — SPHS70; EC76; RIT webmaster; Microsoft
• Khin Maung Zaw — SPHS71; EP77; Organizer for OPA and RIT Class
• Khin Zaw — Maths Saya
• Khin Zaw, BBS — Chief Librarian of Rangoon University Central Library; Founder/Director of Myanmar Ah Than (BBS); Wrote articles and translations with the pen name “K”; Son: U Wint Khin Zaw (A79)
• Khin Zaw, Dr. (SPHS60) — Rector of the Institute of Education
• Khin Zaw, Dr. — Geology
• Khin Zaw (UCC) — Worked in Singapore and USA
• Myint Zaw (UCC) — Soul mate of Sayama Daw Nwe Nwe Win (Judy, UCC)

Zeya / Zeyar

• Zeya — May stand for Victory
• Zeya, Bo — Senior member of the Thirty Comrades, BCP
  Daughter : Daw Khin Marlar (spouse of Collegian Nay Win).
• Zeya, Yo Yo Gyi — Academy Award winning actor
• Zeya, Dr. — Chemistry Saya
• Zeya Kyaw Htin — Honorary title
  
• Zeyar — May stand for Sagaing

• Zeyar Linn (M2002) — Past Captain and Gold of RUBC; Father: Sein Htoon (M63); Second Father-Son pair at RUBC to be Past Captain and Gold
• Zeyar Maung (U Ko Ko Lay) — Retired Vice Chancellor of Mandalay University

Names with Zeya in middle or end

• Aung Zeya — Burmese King
• Aung Zeya, Dr. — Saya; YTU
• I Zeyar Linn (M69, GBNF)
• Kyaw Zeya — ICST

Zin

• Zin Aung, Dr. — Physics; RASU and Assumption University; Father: U Pe Thaw; Spouse : Sayama Daw Sheila Saing (English)
• Zin Maung (GBNF) — CSO; Statistician; Writer
• Zin May Htoon, Dr. — Opthalmologist; Spouse: Dr. Sann Lin Ko
• Zin Min Oo (IT)
• Zin Thi Yu — Father: Director U Tin Yu
• Zin Waing — Actor
• Zin Yaw — Sea gull; Fictitious character in “Yaw Na Than Zin Yaw” (translation of “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”)
• Zin Yaw — Theme of a Burmese song
• Zin Yaw Gyi — Pen name of U Zaw Win (Min71)

Names with Zin in middle or end

• Swe Swe Kyaw Zin — Elder daughter of U Kyaw Zin; Entrepreneur
• Aye Aye Kyaw Zin — Younger daughter of U Kyaw Zin; First batch of B.Sc. (CS) from ICST.; Software engineering consultant/manager in Australia.
• Kyaw Zin (EP69)– Joint Treasurer of EE69er Fund
• Kyaw Zin Hla — He and his brother Saya U Kyaw Lwin Hla (RIT English) worked for UNDP
• Mya Zin — Pen name of U Win Pe to honor his spouse and daughter; U Win Pe also wrote as Po Yazar, Epsilon and Sagadaungzar
• Norman Thant Zin (A70) — y primary school mate at SPHS; His mother taught a different section at SPHS.
• Thant Zin (M82, GBNF) — Volunteer for SPZPs and HMEE.; Father : Saya U Sein Shan (RIT Maths).
• Thaw Zin — Author