Zahra

Arabic
"flower"

Zahra Origin and Meaning

The name Zahra is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "flower".

Abbreviated form of Zahara that was used by Chris Rock for his daughter and as a middle name by both Eddie Murphy and David Bowie. Compared with the even-more-abbreviated Zara, Zahra may create more spelling problems but clarify pronunciation.

# 556 in the US

Zahra Rank in US Top 1000

# 2204 on Nameberry

Zahra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Zahra Popularity

Famous People Named Zahra

  • Zahra Bani
    Somali,Italian javelin thrower
  • Zahra Rahnavard (born Zohreh Kazemi)
    Iranian academic, artist and politician
  • Zahra "Ziba" Kazemi
    Ahmadabadi, Iranian,Canadian freelance photographer killed in Iran
  • Zahra Soltan
    wife of Prince Abbas Mirza of Iran
  • Hindi Zahra
    Franco,Moroccan singer
  • Zahra Tabeetha Gohil (b. 2012)
    daughter of Indian actors Shweta Kawatra and Manav Gohil
  • Alexandria Zahra "Lexi" Jones (b. 2000)
    daughter of model Iman and musician David Bowie
  • Bella Zahra Murphy (b. 2002)
    daughter of actor Eddie Murphy

Zahra in Pop Culture

  • Zahra Yilmaz
    main character in Turkish TV series "I named her Feriha"
  • Zahra
    the sister of Ali in 'The Children of Heaven', an Iranian movie.
  • Zahra Pirzad
    character from TV series "Alphas"