Zahra (name)

Zahra (Arabic: زهراء) is a female given name and surname.

[2] The name was also popularized by the Persian empire's influence in the Indian subcontinent, respectively.

[citation needed] Zahra is also used as a surname, particularly in Malta.

[citation needed] The names are may be transliterated in various ways, such as Zehra in Turkish language, Zahra(h), Zara, Zuhra, Zahraa and Zohrah.

[citation needed] In the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire expanded the use of this name to countries like Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.