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Meaning

The name Zora has the following meaning:

Dawn's light. Brings to mind the famous American black author Zora Neale Hurston.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Zora is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Zora in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Zora is pronounced as zor-ah

Origins

Zora originates from the Slavic language.
See other suggested Slavic girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Zora and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Zora: Boys - Boris, Girls - Danica, Both genders - Akira, Ali, Alpha, Bailey, Brett, Brogan

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Zora: Zorah, Zorana, Zorane, Zorea, Zoreah, Zori, Zorie, Zorina, Zorine, Zorna, Zorra, Zorrah, Zory, Zorya

Style

We think the name Zora should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Zora to be: Strong-headed girl

In one word, you might describe Zora as a(n) "strong-headed" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Zora (or its variants) are:

Zora Neale Hurston, born on 7 January, a famous footballer. Zora Neale Hurston's background: An American folklorist and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for the 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Zora Folley, born on 27 May, a famous boxer. Zora Folley's background: An African-American heavyweight boxer. Born in Dallas, Texas, he moved with his family to Chandler, Arizona in 1942, where he grew up playing baseball. Upon joining the U.S. Army in 1948, he entered the boxing ring, and won the 6th Army championship within a year, eventually earning the All-Army and All-Service titles. He fought in the Korean War, earning five battle stars, and was discharged in 1953.
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