Slavic

Zora

Pronounced ZOR-aShare

Meaning: Dawn

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

Zora means dawn in several Slavic languages. It is used in South Slavic languages as well as Czech and Slovak, with a direct daybreak meaning.

Nicknames

  • Zo
  • Zozo

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Zora comes from Slavic.

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