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Ara 1
Gender Feminine
Scripts Ἀρά(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. AH-rah, /a.ˈra/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

A Greek goddess of vengence and destruction, the personification of curses. Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἀρά (ara) meaning "prayer, vow; curse".
Added 4/8/2006 by Ara
Edited 12/20/2023 by jocatchi, Felie and Frollein Gladys

Ara 2
Gender Feminine
Usage English

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Arabella.
Added 11/23/2014 by LMS
Edited 2/23/2018 by LMS

Ara 3
Gender Feminine
Usage Korean
Scripts 아라(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced Pron. AH-RAH  [key]

Meaning & History

From Korean 알아 "to know". Using hanja it can mean "be beautiful; good" from Sino-Korean 娥 (a) or "elegant, graceful, refined" (雅, a) and "net for catching birds" (羅, ra). A famous bearer is South Korean actress Go Ara (1990-).
Added 1/13/2016 by Kate
Edited 2/23/2018 by LMS and Kate

Ara 4
Gender Feminine
Usage Pashto
Scripts آره(Pashto)

Meaning & History

Means "original" or "unique" in Pashto.
Added 11/2/2016 by pal192
Edited 4/13/2018 by Evil

Ara 5
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts アラ(Japanese Katakana) 亜羅, 亜良, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. AH-ṘAH  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Added 1/5/2017 by cutenose
Edited 9/5/2018 by Evil

Ara 6
1. basic formatting
Gender Feminine
Usage Russian

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Avrora. See also, Aurora.
Added 2/23/2018 by LMS


See Also

Ara, and user submission Ára