What does Zara mean?

Zara means "blossoming flower; splendor; dawn; Yahweh has remembered; princess, lady; flower"

How do we pronounce Zara?

Zara \za-ra, zar-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Zara is pronounced as ZAHRaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Zara: Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Zara?

Zara is primarily used in the English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slavic, Arabic, Polish, and Hebrew languages, and its language of origin is Hebrew, African-Swahili, and Arabic. From Arabic roots, its meaning is blossoming flower; splendor; dawn - in this context, Zara can be used in the Arabic, English, Hebrew, and Polish languages. From the elements 'zahrah' meaning blossoming flower ; 'zahr' meaning flower. The name is derived from the Arabic 'zahrah' (blossoming flower), however it has sometimes also been used as a form of Sarah. It was first introduced to English speakers via literature, used by William Congreve for the name of an African queen in his tragedy The Mourning Bride (1697). It appeared again shortly after, as the title of the play Zara (1735), Aaron Hill's translation of Volaire's tragedy Zaïre (1733). The first name was however rarely used till the mid-20th century. It was later chosen by Princess Anne and Mark Philips for their daughter Zara Philips (1981-); the departure from royalty naming convention generated considerably discussion then. Their choice of the name did not boost its popularity until Zara Philips became famous in her own right in recent times. The trendy Spanish clothing retailer Zara (1975-) could have also increased the adoption of the name. Zara is an English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Scandinavian name Sarah name popularity. Zara a contraction of the Slavic name Zaharina meaning. Zara an Arabic, English, and Polish form of the African, Arabic, Swahili, and Urdu name name Zahra origin. The name Zara is widely used; it has 32 forms that are used in both English and other languages. Forms used in English include what does the name Xara mean, name Zaira (used in Arabic, Italian, and Spanish as well), short names for Zarea, Zareah pronounciation, Zaree definition, baby name Zareena, Zareh definition, name Zareya origin, Zari definition, nicknames for Zaria, nicknames for Zariah, Zarie meaning and origin, baby name Zarina, Zarinda pronounciation, name Zariya meaning, Zarra meaning, baby name Zarreah, name Zarree origin, what does the name Zarri mean, Zarrie name, meaning of Zarry, Zarya meaning, and short names for Zayra. The variant spelling meaning of Zarah (used in German, and Arabic as well) is another English form. Foreign forms of Zara include the Spanish Zahira meaning of name, the Spanish short names for Zahirita, the Arabic Zahra definition, the Arabic Zaray meaning of name, the Arabic Zarria pronounciation, and the Arabic Zary name popularity. Specific foreign forms include the contraction Zaire name popularity (African), and the variant spelling name Zahrah origin (Arabic). Zara is a somewhat popular baby name for girls, and it viewed as rather trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2010, 0.020% of baby girls were given the name Zara. It ranked at #718 then. Within all girl names in its group, Zara was the 3rd most popular after Sarah name popularity and Zariah meaning in 2010. Sarah was used 16 times more than Zara in that year.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Zara:

the English, German, and Arabic nicknames for Zarah, the name Zagira name variations, the name Zagirah name popularity, the name baby name Zagiry, the name Zaher meaning and origin, the name Zahera name variations, the name baby name Zahir, the African, Arabic, Swahili, and Urdu Zahra meaning and origin, the Arabic nicknames for Zahraa, the Arabic Zahrah name variations, the name Zahria name, the name name Zahyr origin, the African meaning of Zaire, the name name Zakir origin, the name short names for Zarea, the name Zaree name popularity, the name Zareh name variations, the name Zareya meaning of name, the name Zari meaning of name, and the name baby name Zarie.

The baby name Zara fun facts:

The name Zara in reverse order is "Araz".

The numerological value of the name Zara is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Zara?

Zara is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.04%
20130.04%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.02%
20090.02%
20080.02%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames