Zohran
Where Zohran comes from
Uncertain. Likely a transliteration of Urdu زُہْران (zuhrān), or possibly ظُہْرَان (zuhrān)—both of Arabic origin, but most likely from Arabic زهران (“bright”) and Arabic أَزْهَر (ʔazhar, “radiant”). The Urdu variant زوہْرَان (zohrān) is considered a corruption.
- Urdu
- 2 syllables
Along the way
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In the dictionary
- A unisex given name from Urdu, meaning “radiance, light”.
- Zohran Mamdani (born 1991), American politician, mayor of New York City since 2026.
Namesakes
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