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Zahira

/zah-HEE-rah/Hausa & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

“Radiant, shining, and bright”

In Hausa

How to say it
zah-HEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZahiraZahirah

From the same family

01Zahid“Arabic-derived: an ascetic, one who renounces worldly excess; by extension, devout or pious.”Hausamale→︎02Zahida“Arabic-derived feminine form: ascetic, devout, or pious.”Hausafemale→︎03Zahir“Arabic-derived: apparent, manifest, clear, or shining.”Hausamale→︎04Zahiru“Arabic-derived: bright, radiant, and clearly seen”Hausamale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
ZA-hee-ra
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZahiraZahrah

From the same family

01Zahid“Arabic-derived name meaning “devout” and devoted to a life of faith”Swahilimale→︎02Zahida“Devout, ascetic, pious.”Swahilifemale→︎03Zahir“Bright, radiant, and confident”Swahilimale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
za-HEE-ra
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Zahir“Manifest, evident, or outward; with a different Arabic spelling, it can mean bright or radiant.”Wolofmale→︎