Zamora means wild olives or from Zamora — from the Spanish/Arabic. Zamora IS one of Spain's most beautiful medieval cities — the Romanesque jewel. The name carries maximum Spanish-Arabic heritage. Three syllables of Spain's-most-beautiful-medieval, the Romanesque-jewel, and Spanish-Arabic wild-olives.
Zamora IS one of Spain's most beautiful medieval cities.The Romanesque jewel.Three syllables with a flowing, Spanish sound: zah-MOR-ah.Zam and Ora are both embedded.The most architecturally medieval name.
Zamora IS one of Spain's most beautiful medieval cities — the Romanesque jewel.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Spanish/Arabic; Zamora, Spain.
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Today
Zamora remains a beloved choice, ranking #2124 in the US. 1,369 babies have been named Zamora since 1992.
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How popular is Zamora?
2024peak year
Today, Zamora is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2124), with only about 95 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 123 babies were given the name (ranked #1669 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Zamora has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 1,369 babies have been registered as Zamora since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Zamora's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — medieval seeking. People named Zamora tend to be flowing, beautiful, and gifted at being Spain's most beautiful medieval jewel.
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