ZORA  

Gender: F
Origin: Slavic
Meaning: "dawn's light"

Meaningful literary heroine name honoring Zora Neale Hurston, important black writer and leader of the Harlem Renaissance.

Nicknames & Variations:
Zorine, Zorana, Zorina, Zorah, Zorrah, Zorra, Zorya

Zora is being discussed in our message boards:

• If you had twins...
• Build a fam of 9
• Your long list...
• Zoe is NOT that popular!!!
• The Harper Family

Read Nameberry blog posts about Zora:

• BLACK HISTORY NAMES: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance
• NEW YEAR BABY NAMES
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• Z NAMES: Beyond Zoe & Zachary