# Zahra

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,003

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a matronymic].

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic زَهْراء (zahrāʔ), an epithet of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad. As a surname, it is predominantly found in Egypt.

## Easily confused with
- **Zara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zahra-vs-zara)
- **zebra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zahra-vs-zebra)
- **Zaire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zahra-vs-zaire)
- **Zappa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zahra-vs-zappa)
- **Zamora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zahra-vs-zamora)

## Common misspellings (5)
`zahhra`, `zahrra`, `zarha`, `zhara`, `zzahra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zahra