Zahara

Zahara is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Flower; radiant and shining.

What Zahara means

Flower; radiant and shining.

Zahara sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Zahara comes from

Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.

Zahara is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.

How popular is Zahara?

You will not find Zahara in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Zahara

Zahara spans Celebrity, flowers and growing things, light and brightness and the Arabic tradition, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.

Themes: Celebrity, Flower, Light, Arabic

Names like Zahara

These share Zahara's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Zara — Radiance; blooming flower.
• Noor — Light.
• Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
• Anwar — Rays of light.
• Nour — Light.
• Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
• Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
• Halo — A ring of holy light.
• Suri — Red rose; princess.
• Yasmin — Jasmine flower.
• Layla — Night; dark beauty.
• Zariah — Princess; a flower.

More Arabic names

• Yara — Small butterfly; beloved.
• Zara — Radiance; blooming flower.
• Vega — The falling star.
• Zariah — Princess; a flower.
• Tariq — Morning star; night visitor.
• Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
• Samira — Companion in evening talk.
• Sami — Elevated; sublime.
• Salma — Safe; peaceful.
• Rayan — Gates of heaven; lush.