Zara

Zara is bright at the edges — the Arabic zahra (flower, radiant), the Hebrew cousin of Sarah (princess), and, for many American ears, the Spanish fast-fashion storefront that made the name global shorthand for clean-lined style. Princess Anne gave it royal currency when she named her daughter Zara in 1981. The name entered the U.S. top 1,000 in 2002 and has climbed quickly since, now sitting comfortably in the top 250. Two syllables, a buzzy opening consonant, a confident long-A finish. Zara reads international without feeling borrowed — cosmopolitan, crisp, and quietly assured.