"Zara" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Zaras [plural], Zarah [alternative]
Etymology: A 20th-century variant of Sarah, or explained as Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”); given to the daughter of Princess Anne in 1981. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|زَهْرَة||flower}} Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”), {{root|en|ar|ز ه ر}} Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Zara (plural Zaras)
  1. A female given name.
    Sense id: en-Zara-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  2. A female given name.
    A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Sarah.
    Sense id: en-Zara-en-name-3MKCB5p9 Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 49 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 21 42 21 5 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 43 21 5 7 5
  3. A female given name.
    A female given name from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Zara-en-name-f7A7~3cA Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
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