Gender: Feminine
Origin: Arabic زهراء , زهرة ,
Meaning: “bright; shining; brilliant” or “flower blossom.”
The name could either be from the Arabic زهراء (bright; shining; brilliant). This was used as an epithet for the prophet Mohammed’s daughter, Fatima.
Another possible derivative is that it is from the Arabic زهرة (flower blossom).
Currently, Zahra is the most popular female name in Azerbaijan (2010). Her rankings in other countries are as follows:
- # 2 (Iran, 2007)
- # 2 (Zara, Malaysia, 2011)
- # 7 (Zehra, Turkey, 2010)
- # 74 (Zara, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2010)
- # 374 (France, 2009)
- # 456 (Netherlands, 2010)
Other forms include:
- Zahrah (Arabic)
- Zara (Afghan/Albanian/Baloch/Bashkir/Bosnian/Chechen/Chuvash/Kazakh/Kyrgyz/Persian/Tatar/Tajik/Turkmen/Uzbek)
- Zohra (Egyptian/Indian/Pakistani)
- Zehra (Kurdish/Turkish)
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I really love this names, because my mom´s name is Zehra. Unfortunately most people can´t pronounced it properly. Nevertheless I would choose it as a middle name for a future child.
That is interesting. I have always found Zehra to be pretty straightforward in any language. It is a beautiful name with a lovely meaning and history.