Zahra (name)


The female given name, spelled Zahra in English script, is a common name corresponding to three different -though related- meanings depending on the languages of the countries where the name is popular.
The Ottoman empire expanded the use of this name to countries like Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia and the name was also popularized by the Persian empire's influence in the Indian subcontinent, respectively. Zahra is also used as a surname, particularly in Malta.
The names are difficult to distinguish in transliteration, and may be transliterated in various ways, such as Zehra, Zahra, Zara, and Zohre
The names may apply to the following:

Female given name

Sahra

was the daughter of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and is greatly revered by Muslims, often under the extended name Fatimah az-Zahra' , الزهراء فاطمة, or Fatimah Zahra' , فاطمة زهراء. This has then been used as a female given name as follows.