The story behind Alzira
Latinized form of Alzire, the name of the titular character of Voltaire's 1736 play Alzire. Voltaire derived the name from the Spanish city of Alzira, ultimately from Arabic الجزيرة (al-Jazīra) ("the island")
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /awˈzi.ɾɐ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: [aʊ̯ˈzi.ɾɐ]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /alˈzi.ɾɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [aɫˈzi.ɾɐ]
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Middle Names for Alzira
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
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Sibling Names for Alzira
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- shared origin connection
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- balanced name length