ZaÏRe

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Usage：Literature

Meaning & History：

Used by Voltaire for the heroine of his tragic play 'Zaïre' (1732), about a Christian woman enslaved by Muslims. The heroine is named Zara in some English translations. Voltaire may have based the name on ZAHRAH.

ZAHRAH female Arabic

Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "blooming flower".

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EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Zara

ITALIAN: Zaira

OTHER FORMS

ARABIC: Zahrah, Zaray

ENGLISH: Zaria