AbencharafSpanish (Canarian, Rare) Of Guanche origin, possibly from *abănăšar(a) meaning "great tear" or "great separation". This was the name of the wife of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria, during the European conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century... [more]
AesarafAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek Aisara. Aesara of Lucania was a Pythagorean philosopher who wrote a work called On Human Nature, of which scholars today only have a one-page fragment.
Afaram & fShona Meaning "one who is happy or joyous".
AinarafKazakh (Rare) Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light" or Persian نار (nâr) meaning "pomegranate" (or also, "fire").
AinharafBasque Derived from Navarro-Lapurdian Basque ainhara "swallow (the bird)" (compare Ainara).
AlarafTurkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare) Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.
AlaramYoruba, History Possibly from the title of the traditional monarch of either Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín or Ará-Èkìtì, from Yoruba oni-, a possessive forming prefix, and either Ìlárá "the ones who possess many relatives” or Ará, of unknown etymology... [more]
AlbachiarafItalian Combination of Alba 1 and Chiara. Use of this name is most likely influenced by the song 'Albachiara' by Vasco Rossi.
AlcántarafSpanish (Mexican, Rare) Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة (al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".
AmarafThai From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal, undying", ultimately from Sanskrit अमर (amara).
AmarafJapanese From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 笑 (ra) meaning "to laugh, to smile" or 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
AniarafSwedish (Modern, Rare), Literature, Astronomy From Greek ἀνιαρός (aniarós) meaning "sad, despairing". The name was invented by Swedish author Harry Martinson for the space ship in his poem of science fiction 'Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum' published in 1956... [more]
Anjaram & fMalagasy Means "lot, share" or "destiny" in Malagasy.
AphatsarafThai From Thai อาภัสระ (aphatsara) meaning "bright, clear, shining", ultimately from Sanskrit आभास्वर (abhasvara). This is also the name of a heavenly realm in Buddhist tradiiton.
ArafGreek Mythology 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".
ArafKorean 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)... [more]
ArafPashto Means "original" or "unique" in Pashto.
ArafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Araraf & mJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 玲 (ra) meaning "sound of jewels"... [more]
AzsharafPopular Culture (Archaic) Believed to be inspired by the name Asherah, Azshara is the name given to one of World of Warcraft's most notable characters - Queen Azshara. ... [more]
BárafNorse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Bára was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Drǫfn, also meaning "wave, billow".
BarafJapanese From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Baridakaraf & mOgoni Means "God answers prayer(s)" in Khana.
BataramBatak From the name of Batara Guru, one of the three trinity gods in Batak mythology. The word itself is derived from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra) meaning "revered, worshipful".
BethabarafEnglish (American, Rare, Archaic) From a New Testament place name, Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) in Greek, which is derived from Hebrew בית עברה (bēt ‛ăbārāh) meaning "house of the ford" or "place of crossing"... [more]
BezmiarafOttoman Turkish Means "one who adorns the feast", from Ottoman Turkish بزم (bezm) meaning "feast, assembly" (of Persian origin) and Persian آرا (ara), the present stem of آراستن (arastan) meaning "to decorate, adorn".
BubusarafKyrgyz Means "noble lady" from Persian بیبی (bibi) meaning "matron, lady, woman" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "noble, pure". A notable bearer was Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926-1973), a Kyrgyz ballerina.
CastarafEnglish (Rare, Archaic), Literature From a volume of poems titled 'Castara' first published anonymously in 1634. Later editions reveal the author, William Habington, who has invented the name for his wife. Maybe it is based on Latin castus "pure, chaste".
ChamaramSinhalese Derived from Sanskrit चमर (chamara) meaning "yak" or "fly-whisk".
ChantarafThai This is a feminine name of Thai origin. It means "moon water".
ChantharafThai From Thai จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon" and ธารา (thara) meaning "water, stream".
CheetarafPopular Culture The name of a humanoid cheetah in the animated television series ThunderCats (1985-1989). It is an elaboration of English cheetah, a word ultimately derived from Sanskrit.
ChintarafThai From Thai จินต (chinta) meaning "think, imagine".
ChiomarafOld Celtic, Galatian Meaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Galatian element *māro- ("great"). Name borne by a Galatian noblewoman in the 2nd century BCE.
ChynarafKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz чынар (chynar) meaning "plane tree" (genus Platanus), of Persian origin (see the Turkish cognate Çınar and Kazakh Shynar).
CinarafPortuguese (Brazilian) Derived from Cynara, the name of the genus of thistle-like perennial plants, native to the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, northwestern Africa and the Canary Islands. ... [more]
DamarafCeltic Mythology In Celtic mythology, Damara was a fertility goddess worshipped in Britain. She was associated with the month of May (Beltaine).
DandarafBrazilian, History Dandara was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian people who freed themselves from enslavement, in the present-day state of Alagoas... [more]
DautarafLithuanian The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements 'daug-' meaning "many" and '-tarti' meaning "to say." Hence the name would roughly translate as meaning "talkative; loquacious" or as "someone who has a lot to say."
DinarafGeorgian, Literature In Georgia, the usage of this name started in honour of the Georgian princess and queen Dinara of Hereti (10th century), who belonged to the Bagrationi dynasty and is venerated as a saint in the Georgian Orthodox Church.... [more]
DisizarafSoviet Contraction of дитя, смело иди за революцией (ditya, smelo idi za revolyutsiyey) meaning "child, follow the Revolution boldly".
DivarafMedieval Dutch (Latinized), Theatre Latinized form of Dietwara (possibly via its variant Thiwara), which is a younger and strictly feminine form of the unisex name Theodoar. Also compare Divera, which is very closely related.... [more]
DonarafSoviet, Russian (Rare), Armenian Contraction of Russian дочь народа (doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
DusharamNear Eastern Mythology Possibly meaning "the one of Shara". Name borne by a pre-Islamic Arabian god, who was possibly considered to be the son of Al-lat. He was worshipped by the Nabataeans at Petra and Madain Saleh.
EmzarafJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend The name of Noah's wife, a daughter of Rake'el (his father's brother), according to Jubilees 4:33 of the Old Testament Apocrypha.
FamarafSpanish (Canarian) Derived from the name of a massif in the north of the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands.
FamaramManding, Wolof, Western African From the name of the Manding ruler Famara Mané (or Nfamara Mané), who lead a revolt in the kingdom of Kaabu in 1865. It is mostly used throughout Senegal and The Gambia.
FarafSicilian, Neapolitan, Italian (Tuscan) Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element -fara-, for example Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.
FaramTahitian Means "screwpine" (also called pandanus; a type of plant and fruit) in Tahitian.
FarafGermanic This name is derived either from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel". It can be a short form of names like Faramund and Farahild.
GaaramPopular Culture Gaara is a main character in the famous manga and anime 'Naruto'. His name derives from kanji 我 (ga) meaning "I, me, oneself", 愛 (a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" and 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk; gauze"... [more]
GambarafLombardic Possibly derives from the Old High German *gand-bera or gand-bara meaning "wand-bearer" (a term for seeresses or women that made prophecies). Another possible origin is from the Old High German gambar meaning "strenuous".
GangadharamHinduism, Kannada, Telugu Means "holder of the Ganges" from Sanskrit गङ्गा (ganga) referring to the Ganges River and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing"... [more]
GarafJapanese From Japanese 雅 (ga) meaning "elegance" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]
GarafFolklore, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from Guanche *gar meaning "superiority, advantage, height", and taken from place name Garajonay. According to an unattested local legend, Gara and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak.
GirnarafTheatre Girnara is the eponymous character in 'Die Prinzessin Girnara' (The Princess Girnara) an opera in two acts by Egon Wellesz based on an Indian legend.
GuacimarafSpanish (Canarian) This name may come from the Guanche masculine agent noun *wazimar meaning "strong, sturdy, powerful, able". It was used by the Canarian historian, doctor and poet Antonio de Viana (1578-1650?) in his epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas (published in 1604), referring to the daughter of the king (mencey) of Anaga (on the island of Tenerife) who was assumed to go by this name, although her historical existence is not attested.
GularafAzerbaijani, Kyrgyz Means "decorated with flowers" from Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian آرا (ârâ) meaning "arranging, decorating, adorning".
GulbarafKyrgyz From Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and бардык (bardyk) meaning "all, abundant, possessing".
IbarafJapanese From the Japanese kanji 淡 and 茨 (ibara) meaning "thorny shrub, briar, bramble, wild rose" or 棘 (ibara) meaning "thorn". Ibara can also be the combination of 出 (i) meaning "something that comes out" and 原 (bara) meaning "meadow"... [more]
IlduarafMedieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Galician A regional Medieval Latin name, from a Suevic or Gothic name, reconstructed in Proto-Germanic as *Hildiwarō, composed of the elements hild "battle" and warin "to guard, protect".