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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ra.
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Thara' f Arabic
Derived from Arabic ثروة (thrwh) meaning "wealth"
Thedra f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Theodora or a shortened form of Cathedra.
Theodhora f Albanian
Albanian form of Theodora.
Theodóra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Theodora.
Theopatra f Ancient Greek, Late Greek
From the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and πατήρ (pater) meaning "father". This name occurs in the Symposium of Methodius of Olympus, an early Christian theologian.
Theora f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."
Thetra f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Thedra.
Thira f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Esther, a feminine form of Thierry and a Norman form of Þyri and Þýri.
Thodora f Greek (Rare)
Contracted form of Theodora.
Thóra f Faroese
Variant of Tóra.
Þorbrá f Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic elements þórr "thunder" and brá "eyelash".
Thundra f Popular Culture
Name used for a fictional character in Marvel Comics (1939).
Þura f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Þóra.
Thushara m & f Sinhalese
Means "dew, frost" in Sinhalese.
Thyatira f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. According Stephanus of Byzantium, the name of the city meant "daughter" from Greek θυγατήρ (thugatēr), though it may actually be from an older Lydian name... [more]
Tiadora f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Teodora.
Tiandra f English (Rare)
Combination of Tiana and the popular suffix -dra.
Tiara f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ti) meaning "heaven", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 宝 (ra) meaning "treasure". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tiareura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "Tiare", referred to a flower named Tiare and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing Tiare", "dancing flower".
Tiarra f English
Variant of Tiara
Tia-Sitra f Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Sitre. This was the name given to one of the several daughters of pharaoh Ramesses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1292-1189 BC).
Tíbrá f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Icelandic tíbrá "mirage".
Tifara f Hebrew
Means "glory, splendour, beauty" in Hebrew (closely related to the word תפארת (tiferet), an important concept in Kabbala).
Tigra f Popular Culture
Possibly deriving from the word "tiger", with the feminine -ra suffix added. Name borne by a Marvel character.
Timandra f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Timandros. This name belonged to several characters in Greek mythology, including a Spartan princess, daughter of Leda and King Tyndareus... [more]
Timbra f American (Rare)
Short form of Timberly in the style of Kimbra.
Tindara f Italian
From Tindari, the name of a city in Sicily where there is a famous statue of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Tindari is a Black Madonna. The Italian place name derives from Greek Τυνδαρίς (Tyndaris), the name of the preexisting Greek colony which honours the legendary Spartan king Tyndareus.
Tindara f Guanche
From Guanche *te-n-dara, meaning "she from the small village".
Tinizara f Guanche (Rare)
From Guanche *tinzar, meaning "promontories" (literally "noses").
Típôra f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Old (Kleinschmidt orthography) spelling of Tippoora.
Tippoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Deborah.
Tíra f Hungarian
Cognate of Tyra.
Tira f Muslim (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Feminine name related to Tirdad and Tir.
Tira f Hebrew
Means "castle" in Hebrew.
Tjandra m & f Indonesian
Older spelling of Candra based on Dutch orthography.
Tjitra f Indonesian
Older spelling of Citra influenced by Dutch orthography.
Tochumra f Medieval Irish
Meaning unknown.
Todora f Serbian
Variant of Teodora, which is the feminine form of Teodor, a Serbian version of Theodore.
Tolotra m & f Malagasy
Means "gift" in Malagasy.
Tomira f Polish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Tomimira, itself derived from the Slavic elements tomiti "torture" and miru"peace, world", and a short form of names like Świętomira.
Tóra f Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse variant and Faroese form of Þóra.
Tora m & f Japanese
Means "tiger" in Japanese.... [more]
Tora f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Torah, the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
Totora f Galician
Diminutive of Vitoria.
Towera f Southern African, Tumbuka
Means "beauty" or "beautiful". Traditionally the name was given to a child born after death(s) of a preceding sibling. The belief was that this new born is beautiful for death or beautiful for the soil.
Trà f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茶 (trà) meaning "tea".
Trandafira f Romanian
Derived from Romanian trandafir "rose".
Tsipora f Jewish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tzipora.
Tsira f Mingrelian, Georgian
Derived from Mingrelian ცირა (cira) meaning "girl" or "daughter".
Tsirihanitra m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy tsiry meaning "bud, shoot" and hanitra meaning "good odour, fragrance, perfume".
Tsismara f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian ცისმარა (tsismara) or ცისმარე (tsismare) meaning "long, lifelong". Also compare the related Georgian adjective ცისამარა (tsisamara), which roughly means "single day, whole day".... [more]
Tsubura f & m Japanese
This name can be used as 円 (en, mado, mado.ka, maru, maru.i, maro.yaka, tsubura) meaning "circle, round" or it can be combined with 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good." As a word, it (円ら) refers to something round and cute, especially the eyes.... [more]
Tsura f Romani
Romani form of Zora.
Tsvetomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetomir.
Tudora f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tudor 2.
Tugomira f Slovene
Feminine form of Tugomir.
Tumara f Kyrgyz
Strictly feminine form of Tumar.
Tundra m & f English
Late 16th century from Lappish, tundra.
Tura f American
Noted bearer is American actress Tura Satana (1938-2011), born Suvaki to a Japanese-Filipino father and Cheyenne-Scots-Irish mother. She said of her names: 'Suvaki means "white chameleon" or "white flower" in Japanese, but in Cheyenne it's Tura'... [more]
Tushara m & f Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala තුෂාර (see Thushara).
Tuyaara f Yakut
Means "light, airy" in Yakut.
Tuyara f Yakut
Variant of Tuyaara.
Tykarra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Toccara.
Týra f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Tyra.
Tyyra f Finnish
Finnish spelling of Tyra
Tzippora f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Tzipporah.
Udara f Basque (Rare)
Means "summer" in Basque.
Udeera f Swahili
Udeera was a baby born in the covenant of kings in africa she went through trials and tribulations growing up , stories told that god helped her throughout hard times and starvation.... [more]
Ufora f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ufor meaning "musk". It is also the name of a kind of dance melody.
Uhura f Popular Culture
Derived from Swahili uhuru meaning "freedom". Gene Roddenberry coined this name for the Star Trek character, Nyota Uhura.
Uira m & f Tahitian
Contracted form of the Tahitian phrase 'anapa te uira i te 'iriātai meaning "lighting flashing across the horizon".
Uladzimira f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Vladimira.
Ulara f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz улар (ular) meaning "snowcock (a type of bird)”.
Umaira f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عميرة (see Umayra), as well as the Urdu form.
Umayra f Arabic
Feminine form of Umayr.
Umbra f Italian
Feminine form of Umbro. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Ombra.
Ura m & f Tahitian
From Tahitian 'ura meaning "red" or "purple".
Ura f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (u) meaning "exist" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, ease". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ura f Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque ura, meaning "water".
Urara f Japanese
This name is used as 麗 (rei, uruwa.shii, ura.raka, urara) meaning "bright, beautiful." This kanji can also be combined with 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good."... [more]
Urirasera f Central African, Bantu
Himba name of uncertain meaning.
Uthara f Indian
Sanskrit Epics of ancient India. In Hindi, means "northern."
Uyara f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Uiara.
Vahatra m & f Malagasy
Means "root" in Malagasy.
Vahineura f Polynesian
Polynesian name, composed by "vahine", meaning "woman" and "ura", referred to a Polynesian typical dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing woman".
Vahineura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "bright woman", "radiant woman".
Vaiora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "water of life".
Vaira f Latvian
Of debated origin and meaning. While the derivation from Latvian vairot "to add; to increase; to enhance" is commonly accepted, a derivation from Latvian vairīties "to avoid, to shirk" has been suggested.
Vaiura m & f Tahitian
Derived from the Tahitian vai meaning "water" and archaic 'ura meaning "red".
Vaivora f Baltic Mythology
The Lithuanian goddess of the planet Mercury, one of the daughters of the sun goddess Saulė.... [more]
Vajira m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt". This is a transcription of both the masculine form වජිර and the feminine form වජිරා.
Vajra f & m Indian (Latinized)
From the name of the Buddist ritual weapon that symbolizes the properties of a diamond's indestructibility and a thunderbolt's irresistible force, Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond; thunderbolt."
Valera f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.
Valmira f Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave" and mirë "good".
Valoura f English
Variant of Valora.
Valvanera f Spanish
From Latin Vallis Venaria meaning "valley of water veins". This is the name of a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, venerated in the monastery of Valvanera as the patron saint of La Rioja, Spain.
Vanora f Scottish (Archaic), English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Wannour or Wannore, an old Scottish form of Guenore (see Guinevere)... [more]
Vara f Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. While some academics consider this a short form of Varvara, others derive it directly from Latvian vara "power, force; reign".
Vasara f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun vasara meaning "summer".
Vasara f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory links this name to Latvian vasara "summer", while other academics rather see a connection to Finnish vasara "hammer".
Vaura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "vai", meaning "water" and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dancing water".
Vaura f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "bright water".
Vayeira m & f Hebrew
"He appeared." The God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob appeared.
Veâra f Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami female name, possibly a cognate of Vera 1 and influenced by the Russian.
Vedra f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vedran.
Veera m & f Indian, Telugu, Punjabi, Thai
Alternate transcription of Vira. It is sometimes used as a feminine name in India while it is only masculine in Thailand.
Velira f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Velir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Velizara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velizar.
Velmira f Bulgarian, Hungarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Velmir as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.
Vénéra f French (Quebec, Rare)
Québécois form of Venera.
Veniera f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan feminine form of Venerio.
Ventura f Judeo-Spanish
Means "fortune, luck, happiness" in Spanish.
Ventura m & f Spanish
Truncated form of Buenaventura.
Véra f French
French form of Vera 1.
Vera f Greek
Short form of Varvara.
Vera f Tamil
From Tamil வீரம் (veeram) meaning "bravery, valor".
Verá f Sami
Sami form of Vera 1.
Veromanitra m & f Malagasy
Means "lemongrass" in Malagasy.
Vetivera f Indonesian
Elaboration of vetiver.
Vėtra f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian vėtra "storm, tempest".
Vētra f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian vētra "storm, tempest, gale".
Vhera f Filipino
A goddess of rice field.
Vianera f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Venera.
Vianiera f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Venus.
Viara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Вяра (see Vyara).
Vichitra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wichitra.
Vichra f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вихра (see Vihra).
Vicra m & f Hinduism
Sanskrit work
Vidamira f Judeo-Spanish
Likely a combination of Vida 3 and Mira 3.
Vidra f Serbian (Rare)
The Slavic name for "otter", an animal traditionally associated with great agility and swiftness of movement.
Vihra f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вихър "gale; whirlwind".
Vijitra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิจิตรา (see Wichitra).
Viktora f Croatian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Viktor.
Vilora f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Russian given name of Soviet origin, which was derived from a combination of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and October Revolution.
Vingra f Latvian
Derived from Latvian vingrs "agile; dexterous".
Vintra f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Dzintra and a feminine form of Lithuanian Vintaras.
Vioara f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian vioară "violet".
Violandra f Theatre
Likely an elaboration of Violanda (a form of Violante) using the suffix andra (from names such as Alexandra and Cassandra)... [more]
Visara f Albanian
Feminine form of Visar.
Vjara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).
Vladymyra f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Vladymyr.
Vlera f Albanian
Variant of Vlerë.
Vlora f Albanian
From Vlora, the name of a city in Albania.
Vojimira f Slovene, Croatian
Feminine form of Vojimir.
Vojmíra f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Vojmír.
Vojmira f Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Vojmir.
Volatsara m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy volana meaning "moon" and tsara meaning "beautiful, favourable", idiomatically meaning "favourable destiny".
Voninahitra m & f Malagasy
Means "glory, honour" in Malagasy.
Vritra f Sanskrit
Means "enveloper" in Sanskrit. Vritra was a Vedic serpent or dragon in Hinduism, the personification of drought and adversary of Indra.
Vyenyera f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Venera.
Wachira m & f Thai
Means "diamond" or "lightning bolt" in Thai.
Waitara f Maori
Derived from the Maori waitara, possibly meaning "mountain stream" or "pure water".
Wakara f African American (Modern)
May be a variant of Waqar.
Walangkura f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Walangkura Napanangka (b. between circa 1938 to 1946), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Wanjĩra f Kikuyu
Means "of the road" in Kikuyu.
Warawara f Quechua
Means "constellation" in Quechua.
Warawara f Aymara
Means "star" in Aymara.
Warwara f Polish
Form of Barbara influenced by Russian Varvara.
Wathondara f Mythology
Variant form of Wathondare.
Wawira f Kikuyu
Means "the worker" in Kikuyu.
Wazira f Arabic
Feminine form of Wazir.
Wenera f Tatar
from Venus
Wiara f Polish
Directly taken from Polish wiara "belief, faith", reinforced by the Slavic names Vera 1 and Vjera.
Wichitra f Thai
From Thai วิจิตร (wichit) meaning "exquisite, beautiful, fine".
Widura f & m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
meaning- learned or clever, skilled, intelligent
Wijitra f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai วิจิตรา (see Wichitra).
Wiktora f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Victoria.
Wildora f Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Wildor.
Wintra m & f English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon, African American, English
Old English byname meaning "winter", originally given to a person with a frosty or gloomy temperament.... [more]
Wirara f Polynesian
Means "rainbow" in Gilbertese.
Wiryadipura m & f Indonesian, Hinduism, Sanskrit
An Indonesian name probably composed of two Sanskrit words, Wiryadi (from Virya) and Pura.
Wjara f Bulgarian (Germanized, Rare)
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).
Wszebora f Polish
Feminine form of Wszebor.
Wuayra f Quechua
Means "wind" in quechua.
Wunintira m & f Dagbani
Means "it is God who gives" in Dagbani.
Wura f Yoruba
Means "gold" in Yoruba.
Xabierra f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern feminine form of Xabier.
Xäbirä f Tatar
Feminine form of Xäbir.
Xaira f Galician
Feminine form of Xairo.
Xara f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jara.
Xara f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαρά (see Chara).
Xatirə f Azerbaijani
Means "memory, remembrance" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic خاطرة (ḵāṭira).
Xavera f Czech (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Czech and Dutch feminine form of Xavier.
Xavièra f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon feminine form of Xavièr and Provençal feminine form of Xavier.
Xenara f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Genara.
Xenebra f Arthurian Cycle
Galician form of Guinevere.
Xenevra f Galician
Variant of Xenebra.
Xenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Xenodoros.
Xenopatra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with either the Greek noun πάτρα (patra) meaning "fatherland, native land" or Greek πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father"... [more]
Xiamara f Ancient Aramaic
Means "joyful deer" in Aramaic.
Xira f New World Mythology (Modern, Rare)
This unique name is from Xira written "希拉", meaning "Pulled Hope". Other roots possible.
Xömäyrä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Humayra.
Xunqueira f Galician (Rare)
Means "reed bed" in Galician, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Nosa Señora da Xunqueira meaning "Our Lady of the Reed Bed". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Cee in Galicia, Spain... [more]
Yadhira f Spanish
Variation of Yadira.
Yahira f Japanese
From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric".
Yaira f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yair.
Yanara f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Yara f Hebrew, Italian
Italian form and variant transcription of Yaara.
Yara f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Short form of Yarina or Yaryna. It can also be used for Yaroslava or Yaraslava.
Yarra f & m Western African, Yoruba, Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African
Means "child" in Yoruba, Nago and Kanga, spoken in Northern and Western Africa.
Yashira f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Yasir.
Yashodhara f Buddhism
Means "preserving glory" from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, maintaining, bearing"... [more]
Yasira f Arabic
Feminine form of Yasir.
Yasmira f Obscure
Variant of Jasmira
Yaśodharā f Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit यशोधरा (see Yashodhara).
Yavira f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Elvira.
Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.
Yawara m & f Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of adjective 柔らか/和らか (yawaraka) meaning "soft, tender, gentle."... [more]
Yayra f African
blessing... [more]
Yayra f Uzbek
Potentially derived from the verb yayra- meaning "to feel free, to enjoy, to have fun, to rejoice".
Yeabsira f & m Amharic
Means "The Father's (God's) work" of Amharic origin, the official language of Ethiopia.
Yedra f Spanish (Rare)
Directly taken from Spanish yedra, itself a variant of hiedra, "ivy".
Yejira f Northern African (Archaic)
“flowing river” or “white flowers”
Yekara f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Hebrew יְקָרָה (yekara), the feminine form of the adjective יָקָר (yakar), "dear, expensive". This name was considered a variant of Chera.
Ylbera f Kosovar (Rare)
Feminine form of Ylber.
Yllmira f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" and mirë "good".
Yndiara f Brazilian
Yndiara Asp is a Brazilian skateboarder who participated in the Olympic Games, Tokyo 2021.
Ynyra f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Ynyr (and, as such, the Welsh cognate of Honora).
Yodgora f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yodgor meaning "remembrance, monument".
Yolara f Literature
A beautiful and evil woman who serves the Shining One in "The Moon Pool" by Abraham Merritt.
Yoongura f Bariba
Means "born whilst it was raining" in Bariba.
Yoo-ra f Korean
Variant transcription of Yu-ra.
Yosora m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Yozora.
Yosra f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra).