Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡zai̯.ra/(Italian) /d͡za.ˈi.ra/(Italian) /ˈθai̯.ɾa/(European Spanish) /ˈsai̯.ɾa/(Latin American Spanish) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Italian and Spanish form of Zaïre. It was used by Vincenzo Bellini for the heroine of his opera Zaira (1829), which was based on Voltaire's 1732 play Zaïre.
Related Names
Rootʾazhar