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Zara

/ZAR-a/

Blooming flower, princess, radiance

What does Zara mean?

Zara has Arabic + Hebrew roots both pointing toward flowering + radiance. Recently popularised by Princess Zara Tindall + UK / US name charts.

Origin

Religious / cultural tradition

Muslim, Christian

Variations

Zara · Zahra

Nicknames

Z · Zaz

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