Meaning and Origin of: Zahra

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Arabic : Shining, luminous
  • Arabic, Swahili : White; flowers

Girl name variations

Zahara
Zahar
Zara
Zarah

Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim : from the Arabic female personal name Zahrā’, feminine of Azhar ‘bright’, ‘brilliant’, ‘radiant’. Zahrā’ is an epithet of Fatima, daughter of Muhammad.