name
Nzara
n-ZAH-rah
nˈzɑːrɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Nzara
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sango (Central Africa)
- Meaning
- a Sango feminine name meaning hunger or one born in a time of hunger; across Central African naming traditions, names referring to difficult circumstances at the time of birth serve not to stigmatise the child but to document community memory and remind future generations of the hardships that were endured and overcome; a child named Nzara is a living testimony to a family's survival through scarcity and a symbol of the hope that accompanied new life even in difficult times
- Gender
- female
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