Gender Feminine
Usage Obscure
Meaning & History
From the name of the African animal with black and white stripes. An English girl born in Southampton in 1875 was given the name Zebra Lynes apparently in reference to the phrase zebra lines, i.e., the stripes of a zebra.This was also given to 5 girls born in the United States in the year 1957, when Debra was the fourth most popular name for girls.