name
Meaning 1
Obsolete spelling of Zahran
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Proper Name guide
Zohran
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /zəˈ(h)ɹɑːn/
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General-American: /ˈzɔ(h)ɹɑːn/
name
Meaning 2
A unisex given name from Urdu, meaning “radiance, light”.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A unisex given name from Urdu, meaning “radiance, light”.
Zohran Mamdani (born 1991), American politician, mayor of New York City since 2026.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, politics
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History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Gujarati: ઝોહરાન (jhohrān) — unisex given name
- Hindi: ज़ोहरान (zohrān) — unisex given name
- Malay: Zohran — unisex given name
- Russian: Зо́ран (Zóran) — unisex given name
- Russian: Зо́хран (Zóxran) — unisex given name
- Ukrainian: Зо́ран (Zóran) — unisex given name
- Ukrainian: Зо́хран (Zóxran) — unisex given name
- Urdu: زُہْرَان (zuhrān) — unisex given name