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زَاهِرَة
Zahira
ZAA-hi-rah
“Radiant, blooming, bright.”
About Zahira
Zahira is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "radiant, blooming, bright" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ز-ه-ر meaning 'to shine, to bloom'. Zahira is bright and flourishing — the same root as Zahra and zahr, 'blossom'.
Used across the Arab world and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Zahirah, Zaahira, Zahera
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Zahira is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Zahira
- What does the name Zahira mean?
- Zahira (زَاهِرَة) means "Radiant, blooming, bright". From the Arabic root ز-ه-ر meaning 'to shine, to bloom'. Zahira is bright and flourishing — the same root as Zahra and zahr, 'blossom'.
- Is Zahira a name from the Qur'an?
- Zahira does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Zahira a boy or a girl name?
- Zahira is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Zahira come from?
- Zahira is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Z-H-R. Used across the Arab world and South Asia.
- How is Zahira spelled?
- Zahira is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (زَاهِرَة) is also written Zahirah, Zaahira, and Zahera. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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