Zohran

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US/zəˈ(h)ɹɑːn/US/ˈzɔ(h)ɹɑːn/

proper noun

A unisex given name from Urdu, meaning “radiance, light”.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Zo

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Zahran

    It is inhabited by the Zohran tribes of Beni Malek and Beni Ghamed. The Zohran chief, Bakhroudj, having bravely resisted Mohammed Aly Pasha, was taken by surprise, in March 1815, and cruelly cut to pieces by that Turkish general's order.

    1829, John Lewis Burckhardt, edited by William Ouseley, Travels in Arabia, comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred, volume 2, London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, page 374
  2. A unisex given name from Urdu, meaning “radiance, light”.

    You’ve got the inspiration part down, the former president told Zohran Mamdani, but there’s a lot riding on governing.

    2025 September 18, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Obama’s advice, socialists’ demands, meetings with skeptics: Inside Mamdani’s prep to run New York City”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2025
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    During this period, Mst. Allah Wasai contracted second marriage and out of this wedlock, two sons, namely, Ghulam Qadir and Ghulam Sarwar, and three daughters, namely, Mst. Zohran, Mst. Ghulam Fatima and Mst. Ameer Khatoon were born.

    2018, Lahore High Court, “2015 MLD 1225: Gul Muhammad Vs. Ghulam Qadir”, in Reported Judgements of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ali Akbar Qureishi Judge, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2024, pages 15–17
    1. USgovernmentZohran Mamdani (born 1991), American politician, mayor of New York City since 2026.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَزْهَر“radiant”
  2. Arabicزهران“bright”
  3. EnglishZohran

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.

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Translations

Hindi ज़ोहरान
  • ज़ोहरान (zohrān)unisex given name
Malay Zohran
  • Zohranunisex given name
Russian Зо́ран, Зо́хран
  • Зо́ран (Zóran)unisex given name
  • Зо́хран (Zóxran)unisex given name
Ukrainian Зо́ран, Зо́хран
  • Зо́ран (Zóran)unisex given name
  • Зо́хран (Zóxran)unisex given name
Urdu زُہْرَان
  • زُہْرَان (zuhrān)unisex given name
Cite this entry
APA

Zohran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zohran

MLA

“Zohran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zohran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zohran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zohran.

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