Girl name · Arabic
زهراء
Zahra name meaning
zah-RAA
“Bright and radiant; fair-faced (woman)”
About the name
GenderGirl
OriginArabic
Questions parents ask
What does Zahra mean?
Zahra (زهراء) means “Bright and radiant; fair-faced (woman)”.
How do you pronounce Zahra?
Zahra is pronounced zah-RAA.
Is Zahra a boy's or a girl's name?
Zahra is a girl's name.
How is Zahra written in Arabic?
In Arabic it is written زهراء.
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “a woman white, or fair, in face: ... of a bright white or fair complexion intermixed with redness.”. See the entry ↗