Zara (name)

It is a spelling variant of the Arabic female name Zahra.

[2] It is possible that the name has Hebrew origins in the word saraja, translating to sovereign, ruler, or a woman of high rank.

Another derivation, unrelated to the above, is the Bulgarian name Zara (Зара) which is a diminutive of Zaharina or Zaharinka.

[4] In the Balkans, Zara is popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Albania.

[5] The name is a modification to the name Zahra, which is written as Zehra in the region (one of the most famous bearers being Zehra Deović) and it holds the same meanings of flower, blossom; splendor, beauty; brightness, radiance.