Zukhra
Fewer than 70 women in Poland carry it, and none have been born in years: most Poles will never meet one. An Arabic name tied to Venus and to brightness.
Zukhra Pronunciation
Zukhra is pronounced ZOOKKH-rah (/ˈzukxra/).
What Zukhra means
Where Zukhra comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Zukhra reaches Polish ears from Arabic, and it names the sky. In Arabic, az-Zuhara is the old word for the planet Venus, the brightest light after the moon. The same root, z-h-r, gives zahr, meaning flower or blossom. The meaning splits two ways. Venus stands on one side, and kwiat, piękno on the other.
The best documented bearer is Fatima az-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Az-Zahra means the radiant, from that same root of shining. Across Central Asia the form Zuhra spread widely as a woman's name.
On a Polish class register, Zukhra sits among the Zofias and Julias, a spelling a teacher checks twice. The name brought no Polish diminutive with it. What holds is the older sense: Venus, and the flower standing behind it.
How many people are named Zukhra
1 in 341573 women in Poland is named Zukhra. 66 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4500 among female names.