Name: Zara

Gender: Female

Usage: Zara, of arabic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.

People having the name Zara are in general originating from Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Israel, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Zara across the world, see Zahra.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Zara is: Shining, Princess.

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Numerology of the first name Zara: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber

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The name Zara is ranked on the 1,809th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 237200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.004% of the population. The name Zara has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Zara for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

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Zara is a feminine given name.

It is the English form of the name Zaïre, the central character of Voltaire's 1732 play Zaïre (The Tragedy of Zara). Voltaire may have been influenced by the Arabic name Zahra.

Its popularity may be influenced by the naming of Princess Anne's daughter Zara Phillips in 1981, and the Spanish fashion store Zara.

Another derivation, unrelated to the above, is the Bulgarian name Zara (Зара) which is a diminutive of Zaharina or Zaharinka.


Name occasionally used in the 20th century in Britain, and to a lesser extent in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. It is said to be of Arabic origin, from zahr flower. It was given by Princess Anne and Mark Philips to their second child (b. 1981), which aroused considerable comment at the time as a departure from the traditional patterns of royal nomenclature. It has no doubt been influenced by Sarah.

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