Sahara - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Sahara \

is pronounced sah-HAH-rah. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "desert". Place name: an inhospitable desert in North Africa.

Sahara has 4 variant forms: Saharah, Saharra, Sahra and Zahara.

For more information, see also the related name Sarah.

Baby names that sound like Sahara are Zahira and Zohara.

Sahara is an uncommon first name for women but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#49647 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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