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Azure - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Azure

[ 2 syll. a-zu-re, az-ure ] The girl name Azure is pronounced as AEZHer KEY. Azure is used chiefly in the English language and it is also derived from English origins. The meaning of the name is azure, sky blue. Derived literally from the common word 'azure' which means sky blue. It represents the transferred use of the vocabulary word as a given name. Azora (French), Azur (English), and Azura (English) are variant forms of Azure. Azurine (pet form in French) is another variant of Azure. See also the related form, Azul (Spanish).

Azure is unusual as a baby girl name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly linked to Azure, Azul (Spanish) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Azure include Asher (English), Azhar (Arabic), Azra (Arabic, Iranian, Turkish, and Urdu), Azur (English), Azora (French), Azura (English), and Isaura (Greek).

KEY: Pronunciation for Azure: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; ZH as in "seizure (S.IY.ZH.ER)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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