The root is 'zora' like in my name, means as it is said 'dawn', but it is etymologically Slavic. There are many names with that root: Zora, Zorana, Zoran (male), Zorka. Zoraida is not very common in Serbia, but my grandmother had that name. Zornjaca means 'morning star', i.e. Venus.
I think Zoraida is a gorgeous name. I love that it begins with an edgy “Z”, and its meaning, “enchanting dawn” is uniquely beautiful. This name sounds so elegant and poised, and I can see it aging well. Overall, I think Zoraida is a lovely name.
I like this name for its historical and literary associations. It would have been cool if the Zor part was related to fox (zorro).The sound of this name though makes me imagine a television screen with happy retirees skipping on a beach and an announcer saying “ask your doctor if Zoraida is right for you.”.
The American writer Kate Chopin wrote a short story entitled "La Belle Zoraïde", in which Zoraïde, a beautiful mixed-race slave, is driven by her mistress to marry another mulatto whereas she fell in love with the handsome ink-black Mézor.
Zoraida di Granata (also Zoraide di Granata or Zoraïda di Granata) is a melodramma eroico (opera seria or 'heroic' opera), in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti.