Zelmire
Arabic · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Zelmire
Zelmire derives from the Arabic name Zulayma, which is related to the root meaning "peace" or "safe," with the suffix -ire being a Romanized or Europeanized modification common in 18th-century opera and literature.
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Etymology
Zelmire derives from the Arabic name Zulayma, which is related to the root meaning "peace" or "safe," with the suffix -ire being a Romanized or Europeanized modification common in 18th-century opera and literature. The name gained prominence in European culture through Rossini's 1822 opera "Zelmira," which popularized it among Italian and French nobility and aristocratic circles during the Romantic period.
Zelmire currently ranks #1,115 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1906.
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