A Name Story by Houdhoud
زَارَا
Zaara
ZAH-rah
“Princess; flower.”
About Zaara
Zaara is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "princess; flower" — an Arabic-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Variant of Zara/Zahra; also has Persian roots meaning 'flower' or 'gold'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Persian
Gender
Girl
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 Zaara is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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