Zara (1)

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Pronounced： [ ZAHR-ə ]
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Usage：English (Modern)

Meaning & History：

English form of ZAÏRE. In England it came to public attention when Princess Anne gave it to her daughter in 1981. Use of the name may also be influenced by the trendy Spanish clothing retailer Zara.

ZA?RE female Literature

Used by Voltaire for the heroine of his tragic play 'Zaïre' (1732), about a Christian woman enslaved by Muslims. The heroine is named Zara in some English translations. Voltaire may have based the name on ZAHRAH.

ZAHRAH female Arabic

Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "blooming flower".

Names related to Zara (1)：

EQUIVALENTS

ITALIAN: Zaira

LITERATURE: Zaïre

OTHER FORMS

ARABIC: Zahrah, Zaray

ENGLISH: Zaria