Zehra and Zahra are different English spellings of the same Arabic name زهراء.
Zehra is the Turkish and Balkan spelling of Zahra — one of the most common girls' names in Turkey, Bosnia, and Albania. The 'e' reflects the Turkish vowel harmony system applied to the Arabic sound. Zehra/Zahra: the Radiant — the title of Fatima (RA), daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, whose face shone with an inner light that others could see.
Meaning
What Zehra means
Zehra means: Radiant — the Turkish and Bosnian spelling. The name comes from the Arabic زهراء and carries the same deep Islamic meaning regardless of which spelling is used.
Zehra is the Turkish and Balkan spelling of Zahra — one of the most common girls' names in Turkey, Bosnia, and Albania. The 'e' reflects the Turkish vowel harmony system applied to the Arabic sound. Zehra/Zahra: the Radiant — the title of Fatima (RA), daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, whose face shone with an inner light that others could see.
For the complete dictionary meaning, Arabic root analysis, letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading, and the full spiritual portrait — see the complete Zahra page.
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All Spellings
How Zahra is spelled around the world
The name زهراء is transliterated into English differently across different Muslim communities and traditions. All spellings are equally valid — they all refer to the same Arabic name with the same meaning:
Variants of this name
Different communities romanize the same Arabic name in different ways. These are the other canonical pages on AsrNaam for this exact Arabic name — each has its own readings, usage notes, and regional context.
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