- Meaning
- Radiant, shining; flower
- Arabic
- زهراء
- Say it
- zah-RAA'
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Two spellings: Zahra (زهراء) means radiant, the title of Fatima al-Zahra; Zahra (زهرة) means flower. Both are used as names.
Famous people with this name
- Fatima, daughter of the Prophet, called al-Zahra
Other spellings
Zahraa, Zehra, Zohra, Azzahra
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Questions about Zahra
What does Zahra mean?
Zahra means: Radiant, shining; flower. Two spellings: Zahra (زهراء) means radiant, the title of Fatima al-Zahra; Zahra (زهرة) means flower. Both are used as names.
Is Zahra in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Zahra a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Zahra is a girl’s name.
How do you write Zahra in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Zahra is written زهراء.