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Zora
Say it: ZOH-rah
Meaning
Slavic zora 'dawn'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A common South Slavic and Czech name in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 8,679 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1884, about 1 in 2,200 girls
- 304 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Зора, Zorica
| Czech | Zora |
|---|---|
| Slovak | Zora |
| Bulgarian | Zora |
| Russian | Zorya |
Famous bearers
- Zora Neale Hurston, novelist and folklorist
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.