Alzire as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alzire

What is the meaning of the name Alzire ?

The baby name Alzire is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: AL-zeer (ælˈzɪər); French: al-ZEER (alziʁ).

Alzire is Arabic, Portuguese in Origin.

Alzire is a French literary given name, best known from Voltaire’s 1736 tragedy Alzire, ou les Américains. The form likely adapts Iberian Alzira, a Portuguese and Spanish feminine name taken from the Valencian city of Alzira. That toponym descends from Arabic al-Jazira, “the island,” referring to a settlement encircled by the river Júcar, so the name carries the sense of “island” or “river island.”

After Voltaire popularized the spelling, Alzire saw modest use in 18th–19th-century France and became established in francophone Canada, where records show it alongside the closely related Elzire. Today it remains rare and vintage-tinged. International variants and cognates include Alzira (Portuguese/Spanish), Alcira (Spanish/Latin American), and Elzire (Québec); Zira sometimes appears as a short form. The name suits parents seeking an elegant, cross-cultural choice with literary cachet and a geographic, Arabic-rooted meaning.