I live in the US and named my daughter Anara. I’ve always been a fan of switching out M with N in names: ie Nia, Nichelle, Naya. Amara is ranked #123 on USA’s SSA baby name list, so I didn’t think Anara would be too “out there.” Despite the popularity of Amara, the SSA website states five to zero babies were given the name Anara in 2023. I’m here to promote the name to get more baby girl Anaras because I love it so much. While most websites state that the meaning is either pomegranate/pomegranate flower (usually in Kazakh), I’ve been researching the root of the name and have fallen in love with my findings. Below is what I’ve found so far about variations of the root:Nar - pomegranate in Turkish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Azeri, Bosnian Anar - fire in Arabic Pomegranate in Farsi, Urdu, Hindi, PashtoNara - mermaid in Latvian, city in Japan with hundreds of deer Nari- Lily in Korean (just thought this was a cute nickname)If this posts influences anyone to also use the name please leave a comment :)And just a warning, this name is also a suppository brand in Central/South America.
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Nar - pomegranate in Turkish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Azeri, Bosnian
Anar - fire in Arabic
Pomegranate in Farsi, Urdu, Hindi, Pashto
Nara - mermaid in Latvian, city in Japan with hundreds of deer
Nari- Lily in Korean (just thought this was a cute nickname)
If this posts influences anyone to also use the name please leave a comment :)
And just a warning, this name is also a suppository brand in Central/South America.