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زُهُرَة
Zuhura
zoo-HOO-ra
“Venus; brilliance.”
About Zuhura
Zuhura is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "Venus; brilliance", a Swahili-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Swahili form from Arabic 'zuhara', the planet Venus. Same root ز-ه-ر as Zahra.
Common in East African Muslim families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Swahili · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Swahili carries a deep layer of Arabic vocabulary from the centuries of trade along the East African coast; Zuhura comes from that layer.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Zuhura
- What does the name Zuhura mean?
- Zuhura (زُهُرَة) means "Venus; brilliance". Swahili form from Arabic 'zuhara', the planet Venus. Same root ز-ه-ر as Zahra.
- Is Zuhura a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Zuhura is a Swahili-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Zuhura a boy or a girl name?
- Zuhura is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Zuhura come from?
- Zuhura is a Swahili-Arabic name, built on the root letters Z-H-R. Common in East African Muslim families.
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