Names for the number 0
There are several names for the number 0 in different languages.
| Language | Name and pronunciation or transliteration | Notes |
| Arabic | صفر | - |
| Chinese | 零 | The character 零 means "zero" in Chinese, although 〇 is also common. Etymologically 零 is an onomatopoeic word for "light rain". The upper part of the character is 雨, meaning "rain", and the lower part is 令, for the sound. |
| Czech | nula | |
| Dutch | nul /nyl/ | - |
| English | zero | There are many number 0 in English|other names] |
| French | zéro /zeʁo/ | - |
| German | Null/null | Whether or not the first letter of number names is capitalized – like all nouns are – depends on the sense in which they are used. |
| Greek | μηδέν /miːðɛn/ | Literally meaning "not even one" |
| Gujarati | શૂન્ય | - |
| Haitian Creole | zewo | |
| Hindi | शून्य | |
| Hebrew | אֶפֶס | |
| Indonesian | nol /nɔl/ | Adopted from the Dutch word nul. In addition, people often pronounce it as "kosong" /kɔsɔŋ/, literally meaning 'empty', when spelling telephone numbers. |
| Japanese | 零 | The character 零 means "zero" in Japanese, although 〇 is also common. However, in common usage, ゼロ/ぜろ is preferred, as it is a direct adaptation of the English equivalent. |
| Kannada | ಸೊನ್ನ | - |
| Korean | or | - |
| Lojban | no | |
| Malayalam | പൂജ്യം | |
| Polish | zero /'zɛɾɔ/ | |
| Portuguese | zero /zɛɾu/ | |
| Romanian | zero | |
| Russian | ноль | |
| Spanish | cero | |
| Tamil | சுழியம், பூஜ்ஜியம், or சைவர் | |
| Telugu | సున్న or ౦ | |
| Turkish | sıfır | - |
| Ukrainian | нуль |