ZARA  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew and Arabic
Meaning: "eastern brightness, dawn"

Popularity in 2008: #774

This evocative name, often used in early movies and novels for a sultry character from the East was chosen by England's Princess Anne for her daughter in the 1980s.

Variations:
Zahra, Zarina, Zayeera, Zarah, Zarinda, Zaria, Zaira, Zahara, Zareena

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