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Zarra
How to Pronounce Zarra
Pronounced ZAR-uh /ΛzΙΛrΙ/Medium
Meaning: Zarra is a spelling of Zara, closely tied to the Arabic Zahra, from zahra, 'blossom, flower,' and the related sense 'radiant, shining.' A Hebrew connection to 'dawn' also circulates. The doubled r is cosmetic; the flowering, radiant meaning of Zahra carries over.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Zarra is a doubled-r spelling of Zara, drawn from the Arabic Zahra, 'blossom' and 'radiant.' Zara rose in the English-speaking world in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, and fresh spellings like Zarra followed as parents sought a distinctive look for a fashionable, luminous name.
As spelled here the name is new and rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its recent peak in the early two-thousand-twenties and to barely more than a hundred so far. A child named Zarra is still small today, part of the current taste for short, bright Z- names.
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What does the name Zarra mean?
It is a spelling of Zara and Zahra, from the Arabic zahra, 'blossom, flower' and 'radiant, shining.'
How do you pronounce Zarra?
It is said ZAR-uh /ΛzΙΛrΙ/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Zarra a boy or girl name?
Zarra is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Zarra?
It is new and rare, with a small peak in the early two-thousand-twenties.