Zaire
Place name
"the river that swallows all rivers"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Zaire Origin and Meaning
The name Zaire is a boy's name of African origin meaning "the river that swallows all rivers".
An African place name—Zaire was a Central African state from 1971 to 1997—it comes from a Kongo term meaning "the river that swallows all rivers." A bold and wearable choice for a son.
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- Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Title heroine of Voltaire's tragic play 'Zaïre' (1732)about a Christian woman enslaved by Muslims