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A Quranic Name for Boys

Short meaning of ZahranBeautiful and Radiant
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How to pronounce Zahran

Zoom + rUn + Hot + pRay + mAN

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Arabic Spelling (How to write Zahran in Arabic)زهران
Quranic Nature
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Indirectly Mentioned
Alternate spellings of ZahranZahraan Zehran Zehraan Zehrane Zehran Zehraane Zehraane Zehraan Zahrane Zahran Zahraane Zahraane Zuhran Zohraan
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Quranic Root
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Z-H-R
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Meaning of Zahran

Zahran is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means radiant, glowing, and blossoming. It is derived from the Z-H26-R (flower, splendor) root which is used in a number of places

And never turn thine, eyes [with longing] towards whatever splendor of this world’s life We may have allowed so many others to enjoy in order that We might test them thereby: for the sustenance which thy Lord provides [for thee] is better and more enduring. (Quran 20:131)

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9 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    That is so beautiful name and I selected this name for my bony boy

  2. Anonymous

    this is my son’s name. We love this name for him..unique.. and classy…

  3. Anonymous

    “Zahra” (flower) is found in this passage, not “Zahran”. It’s a stretch to claim the Arabic word “Zahran” is indirectly Quranic just because it’s somehow related to a word (“Zahra” – flower) which by coincidence is somewhere found in the Quran. By that logic, every word in the Arabic language could be claimed to be indirectly Quranic.

    1. Ikram Hawramani (QuranicNames.com Staff)
      Ikram Hawramani (QuranicNames.com Staff) Article Author

      That’s not actually true. The Quran uses a very specific selection of the Arabic language. It is of course up to you whether you consider it notable and worth appreciating that a particular name’s root is found in the Quran.

  4. Anonymous

    There is no meaning of zaran.but why?it is an islamic name

  5. Anonymous

    ITS A VERY UNIQUE AND CLASSY SON’S NAME IS ZARHAAN AS WELL… 🙂

  6. Anonymous

    my sister got this name from a simple google search. she doesn’t know what it means.

  7. Anonymous

    I m blessed with a baby boy and willing to name him Zahran Zuhair. Does this name bring any meaning? pls give me suggestion.

  8. Anonymous

    This is a very unique and beautiful name, it has a beautiful meaning as well, radiant, blooming, beauty similar to the feminine name, Zahra.

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