Zhaleha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Zhaleha

What is the meaning of the name Zhaleha ?

The baby name Zhaleha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ʒɑːˈle.hɑ/ (ZHAH-leh-hah; 'zh' as in 'measure').

Zhaleha is Persian in Origin.

Zhaleha is a feminine name most closely linked to Persian Zhaleh (ژاله), meaning “dew, dewdrop,” a poetic symbol of purity and ephemerality in classical Persian verse. The -a ending reads as a modern elaboration on Zhaleh, keeping the same lexeme while easing pronunciation in non-Persian contexts. Zhaleh has appeared in literature for centuries and as a personal name in Iran; the 20th‑century poet Zhaleh Esfahani helped keep it in public view.

Variants and cognates include Zhaleh, Jaleh (Turkish-influenced transcription), and the Southeast Asian form Zaleha. By sound and cultural circulation, it also neighbors Arabic Zulaykhā’ - rendered Zuleikha, Zulekha, or Zulaikha - the famed literary figure linked to Joseph (Yusuf) in Islamic tradition; that name’s debated etymology is often glossed “brilliant” or “beautiful.” Zhaleha therefore carries layered associations: the freshness of “dew” in Persian and, by proximity, the devoted love of Zuleikha in Persianate storytelling.

⚙ Zhaleha barely registers. There are only 2 recorded uses on record, spread over 1 country.