tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post4964663636183243056..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Zora BabelPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-67208550617518569912016-03-28T08:14:37.255-04:002016-03-28T08:14:37.255-04:00My goodness-- what would we do with out the intern...My goodness-- what would we do with out the internet. The www and the various search engines available to ferret out the meanings of names, has led me to believe the root word for the spelling of Zora is Slavic and it means the dawn, is spelled with a C in that language. However Zorro/Zarra with the trilled r is Spanish for fox and is a considered a slur when referring to women. I have heard of the author Zora Neale Hurston, perhaps many of your readers have read her book Their Eyes were watching God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com