The name 'Zhala'

[gumball]

Hi everyone!

My sister has just had a baby and she wants to call her Zhala. We know that it is the name of a flower in Kurdish but we don't know what the name of the flower is in English! Can anyone help? I'd really appreciate any information you can give

Thank you!

All the best

[Emanoelkurdistani]

Hi and congratulations to you and your household for the sake of little Zhala (its Kurdish spelling is "Jhale"). "Jhale" (Zhala) is a beautiful name and got several meanings in Kurdish as well in Persian. Its Persian meaning is "frost". But, as you asked, one of its Kurdish definitions referring to a flower, if I am not mistaken, is "oleander". The botanic (scientific) name for this evergreen and beautiful flower is "Nerium oleander". However amongst Middle Eastern folks (Arabs, Persians, Kurds, etc) it is generally believed to be a flower but I am afraid from a more precise scientific viewpoint it might be a bush. Anyways I aint no botanist and I just cope with words.

I am looking forward in case you got more questions.

Be fine