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Not sure
That's as far back in the tree as I know. I did think it had to come from somewhere because it's so different. I'd wonder why they'd use pretty plain names and then just make one up.
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Could it be one of these names like Almanzo?
It's disputed whether it is from this http://www.behindthename.com/submit/view.php?name=almanzo or from that http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Almanzo
Al Mansur means "the victorious".
Zo(a)ra in Arabic means flower or brilliant.
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Could beInteresting theory. Maybe they just heard the name somewhere and liked it, who knows!
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