Zora or Zorah is a female given name of
Arabic
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origin meaning "dawn", "dawn's eye".
People with the name
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Zora Andrich, American model and actress
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Zora Arkus-Duntov
Zora Arkus-Duntov (December 25, 1909 – April 21, 1996) was a Belgian-born American engineer whose work on the Chevrolet Corvette earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette." He is sometimes erroneously referred to as the inventor of the Co ...
(1909–1996), American engineer
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Zora Kramer Brown (1949–2013), American breast cancer awareness advocate
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Zora Brziaková (born 1964), Slovak basketball player
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Zora G. Clevenger (1881–1970), American football, basketball, and baseball player
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Zora Cross
Zora Bernice May Cross (18 May 1890 – 22 January 1964) was an Australian poet, best-selling novelist and journalist.
Life
Zora Bernice May Cross was born on 18 May 1890 at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, to Earnest William Cross and Mary Louisa Eliza ...
(1890–1964), Australian poet and author
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Zora Dirnbach
Zora Dirnbach (22 August 1929 – 19 April 2019) was a Croatian-Jewish journalist and writer, born in Osijek on 22 August 1929 to a Jewish father and Austrian-born Catholic mother who converted to Judaism in 1922. She was raised with her sister ...
(1929–2019), Croatian writer
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Zora Fair (died 1865), American spy
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Zora Folley
Zora "Bell" Folley (May 27, 1931 – July 7, 1972) was a mid-20th century American heavyweight boxer, known for his defensive game and punching ability.
Early life
Born in Dallas, Texas on 27 May 1931, Folley moved with his family to Chandler ...
(1931–1972), American boxer
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Zora Howard, American actress and writer
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Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker
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Zora Jandová (born 1958), Czech singer and actress
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Zora Jiráková, Czech actress
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Zora Kerova
Zora Ulla Keslerová (born 11 August 1950) is a Czech actress, dancer, singer and model. Often credited under the names Zora Kerova, Zora Kerowa or Zora Keer, she became known for starring in numerous Italian horror films during the 1980s.
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(born 1950), Czech actress
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Zora Kolínska (1941–2002), Slovak actress and singer
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Zora Kostková (born 1952), Czech actress
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Zora Singh Maan
Zora Singh Maan (born 18 June 1940) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to ...
(born 1940), Indian politician
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Zora Martin-Felton, American museum director
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Zora Mintalová-Zubercová (born 1950), Slovakian ethnographer, historian and museologist
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Zora J. Murff (born 1987), American photographer
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Zora Palová (born 1947), Slovakian glass artist
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Zora Petrović (1894–1962), Serbian painter
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Zora Plešnar (1925–2021), Slovenian photographer
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Zora Rozsypalová (1922–2010), Czech actress
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Zora Šemberová (1913–2012), Czech dancer, educator and choreographer
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Zora Simčáková (born 1963), Slovak cross-country skier
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Zora Singh (1928–2005), Indian athlete
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Zora Tavčar (born 1928), Slovene writer, essayist and translator
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Zora Vesecká (born 1967), Czech actress
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Zora Wolfová (1928–2012), Czech translator
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Zora Young (born 1948), American singer
Fictional characters
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Princess Zora,, a character in ''The Legend of Zelda''
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Zora (vampire)
Zora (Italian: Zora la Vampira) is an Italian comic book erotic character from the 1970s. Zora la Vampira ("Zora the vampiress") is one of many such characters from the Italian ''fumetti'' tradition. Other figures from the same era, and with simi ...
, an Italian comic book erotic character
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Zora Crane, a character played by Patti LuPone in ''Frasier''
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Zora Ideale, a character in ''Black Clover'' voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa and Johnny Yong Bosch
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Zora Lancaster
File:SonnyWithaChaceCast.jpg, 300px, The main characters of ''Sonny with a Chance'' in season 1 (from left to right): Tawni Hart (Tiffany Thornton), Grady Mitchell (Doug Brochu), Sonny Munroe (Demi Lovato), Chad Dylan Cooper (Sterling Knight), Z ...
, a character played by Allisyn Ashley Arm in ''Sonny With a Chance''
Surname
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Anna Lacková-Zora (1899–1988), Slovak author
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Hanna Zora Hanna Zora (15 March 1939, Batnaia, Tel Keppe, Iraq – 2 October 2016) was a Chaldean Catholic archbishop. He died in Tbilisi.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1962, Zora served as archbishop of Ahvaz of the Chaldeans, Iran, from 1974 to 2011. F ...
(1939–2016), Chaldean Catholic archbishop
See also
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Zora (disambiguation)
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Zoran, the masculine form of Zora
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Zorka, a given name
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Zorya
Zorya ( lit. "Dawn"; also many variants: Zarya, Zara, Zaranitsa, Zoryushka, etc.) is a figure in Slavic folklore, a feminine personification of dawn, possibly goddess. Depending on tradition, she may appear as a singular entity, often called "Th ...
, a figure in Slavic folklore
* Zhora Salome, a
character in ''Blade Runner''
External links
Zora on Behind the Name
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