Zara
Zara is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Radiance; blooming flower.
What Zara means
Radiance; blooming flower.
Zara is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Zara 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.
Zara is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Zara?
Zara is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Zara is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Zara
Zara spans light and brightness, flowers and growing things and the Arabic tradition, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Zara
These share Zara's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Zahara — Flower; radiant and shining.
- Noor — Light.
- Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
- Anwar — Rays of light.
- Nour — Light.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
- Yasmin — Jasmine flower.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Zariah — Princess; a flower.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
More Arabic names
- Zahara — Flower; radiant and shining.
- Zariah — Princess; a flower.
- Yara — Small butterfly; beloved.
- Vega — The falling star.
- Tariq — Morning star; night visitor.
- Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
- Samira — Companion in evening talk.
- Sami — Elevated; sublime.
- Salma — Safe; peaceful.
- Rayan — Gates of heaven; lush.