
- Origin: Igbo
- Meaning: “show the people.”
- Gender: feminine
The name is from an Igbo phrase meaning “show the people.”
Ziora is a short form.

The name is from an Igbo phrase meaning “show the people.”
Ziora is a short form.

The name comes directly from the Arabic weather term هتان (hattan) meaning “downpour; rain.” It is commonly used in Arab Gulf countries.

The name comes directly from the Arabic word سديم meaning “nebula, fog; mist.” The word itself is from the Arabic root s-d-m, which means “darkness” “obscurity.”
The word use is found in Arabic poetry to describe a mist or haze that obscures the view.

The name is composed the Old Persian elements Shah (royalty) or from the Old Persian phrase, Shah- an -zay (lit daughter of king/royal princess) or Shaan-zeh (Of dignity/magnificent).
This name seems to be exclusively used among Pakistanis, I could not find any information in any Persian sources or any indication of its use among Farsi-Speakers.
Other forms are Shanzeh and Shawnzay.