Submitted Names Matching Pattern *ara

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *ara.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sandara f Korean (Rare)
Means "grow up brightly and healthily" in Korean. A famous bearer is South Korean singer Sandara Park (1984-). Her name comes from the childhood nickname of general Kim Yu-shin (595 – 673).
Sandara f Pashto
"Song."
Santara f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Hindi संतरा (santara) meaning "orange, tangerine".
Saqqara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the place name Saqqara (which refers to the necropolis or burial ground of Memphis, the ancient Egyptian capital).
Sárá f Sami
Sami form of Sara.
Sâra f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sara.
Såra f Walloon
Variant of Sara.
Sāra f Latvian
Latvian form of Sarah.
Sara f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music" or 羅 (ra) meaning "silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Sara f Sanskrit
Name - Sara/Saara सारा- essence, Durva grass, best, strong,... [more]
Sasahara f Japanese
Sasahara means "bamboo field"
Satara f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "one who covers" in Arabic.
Saynaara f Yakut
Means "thinking" in Yakut.
Saynag-aldara f Ossetian Mythology
The mother of Agunda in the Ossetian 'Nart' sagas.
Səyyarə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Seyyare.
Šeará f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Seara f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world", 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal", 星 (se) meaning "star", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" or 姫 (se) meaning "princess", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 新 (ara) meaning "fresh, new", 来 (ra) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (ara) meaning "sky", 愛 (ara) meaning "love, affection", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 微 (ara) meaning "delicate, minuteness, insignificance"... [more]
Seará f Sami
Sami variant of Šeará.
Senara f Cornish
From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]
Senara f Sinhalese
Frequently used in Sri Lanka as a female given name, a cursory search of social media confirms this fact. Turning to Sanskrit, it looks like the “Sena” part of the name could mean either: "army, missile or dart" with “nara” meaning “human, man”... [more]
Senovara f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [more]
Setara f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Setareh.
Shahpara f Urdu
It's mainly a Persian name since lots of words in Urdu come from Arabic/Persian words. It means "piece of royalty", Shah meaning king/royalty and Para meaning piece.
Shara f English
Possibly a variant of Sharon modelled on Cara, Tara and Sarah.
Shara m Near Eastern Mythology
In Sumerian mythology Shara is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of Inana (Ishtar).
Shashidhara m Hinduism, Kannada
Means "bearer of the moon" in Sanskrit, from शशी (shashi) meaning "moon" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing". This is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva.
Shatara f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element sha and the name Tara 1.
Shigara m Pakistani, Urdu, Balti, Tibetan
From the word Shigar, which means "Rock" in Balti and Tibetan.
Shridhara m Hinduism, Sanskrit
Means "holder of Lakshmi" in Sanskrit, from श्री (shri) referring to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing"... [more]
Siara f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sierra or Ciara 2. 96 girls in the USA were named SIARA in 2005.
Siara f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Sarah.
Sigurbára f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and the name Bára (which is derived from Old Norse bára "wave, billow").
Sinara f Popular Culture
Sinara is the secondary antagonist in the first half of the fifth season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Sinmara f Norse Mythology
The name of a giantess in the poem 'Fjǫlsvinnsmál' (a very late part of the Poetic Edda) whom scholars sometimes identify with the underworld goddess Hel. The second element of this obscure character's name is often thought to be Old Norse mara, which refers to a type of evil spirit or incubus in Germanic folklore... [more]
Sitarə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Setareh.
Skaara m Popular Culture
The name of a character in the movie and television series 'Stargate'.
Soara f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Soare.
Soara f Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (so) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 桜 (ara) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Solara f Arabic
Means "of the sun" in Arabic. This girl name is used in Sudan.
Solmara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Sol 1 and Mara 1, likely inspired by Solmayra.
Sorara f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sotheara f Khmer
Means "sweet flower" in Khmer.
Sovannara f Khmer
From the Khmer សុវណ្ណ (sovann) meaning "gold".
Stara f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Star.
Suara f Malay (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "Voice" in Malay.
Suara m Yoruba
Derived from Ash-Shu‘ara (The Poets), the name of the 26th chapter of the Quran.
Suhara f & m Japanese
Means "must, necessary, required" in Japanese.
Suketoudara m Popular Culture
Means Alaska pollock in Japanese. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Suketoudara.
Sukumara m Hinduism, Kannada, Malayalam
Means "delicate, tender, soft" in Sanskrit. This is the name of several characters in Hindu mythology.
Sungara f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "rabbit, hare".
Susara f Afrikaans
Contraction of Susanna and Sara.
Svara f Indian
From the Sanskrit स्वर (svara) meaning "noise, sound, musical pitch".
Svetlozara f Bulgarian
A dithematic name composed from the Slavic name element světŭ "light" and an unidentified second part.
Svetozara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Svetozar.
Swara f Indian
Means "musical note" or "tones" in Sanskrit.
Tafara m Shona
We are happy
Tafrara f Kabyle
Means "aurora, dawn, daybreak" in Kabyle.
Tamaara f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Tamara.
Tamara f Cornish, Celtic Mythology
In Cornish folklore, Tamara is a nymph who lived in the underworld and wanted to wander freely in the mortal world, against the advice of her parents. When she falls in love with the giant Tawradge, she refuses to return to the underworld with her father... [more]
Tamara f Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (tama) meaning "expensive" combined with 麻 (ra) meaning "flax". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tamghara f Berber
Feminine form of Amghar.
Tammara f Neapolitan (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Thancmar via the Latinization Tammarus.
Tanamara f & m Cherokee
Cherokee meaning "lonely wind".
Tanimara f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Some sources claim this name means "lonely north wind" in Comanche, though no evidence supporting this meaning can be found. The name appears most common in Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch speaking nations, which further suggests the name is not of Comanche origin... [more]
Tara f Slovene
Feminine form of Taras.
Tara f Serbian
From the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.
Tara f Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]
Tara f Spanish (Canarian)
From the name of a pre-Hispanic village located in Telde, Gran Canaria, where a small terracotta figure was allegedly found. The name of the village could derive from Guanche *tarha(h) meaning "script", Tarifit ⵜⴰⵔⴰ (tara) meaning "spring, fountain" or Amazigh tara meaning "love".
Tara f & m Maori
Means "peak, point" in Māori. Also Māori for "sternidae".
Tasqara m Uzbek
Means "buzzard, vulture" in Uzbek.
Tatara m & f Japanese (Rare)
the traditional Japanese furnace used for smelting iron and steel. The word later also came to mean the entire building housing the furnace.... [more]
Teara f Russian
Russian, doukhobor-traditional.... [more]
Thara m & f Thai
Means "water, stream" in Thai.
Thara' f Arabic
Derived from Arabic ثروة (thrwh) meaning "wealth"
Thushara m & f Sinhalese
Means "dew, frost" in Sinhalese.
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.
Tifara f Hebrew
Means "glory, splendour, beauty" in Hebrew (closely related to the word תפארת (tiferet), an important concept in Kabbala).
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").
Tsiskara m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ცისკარი (tsiskari) meaning "sunrise, dawn, daybreak". It is a compound word that consists of Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky" and Georgian კარი (kari) meaning "door"... [more]
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]
Tumara f Kyrgyz
Strictly feminine form of Tumar.
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.
Udara f Basque (Rare)
Means "summer" in Basque.
Ulara f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz улар (ular) meaning "snowcock (a type of bird)”.
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]
Uthara f Indian
Sanskrit Epics of ancient India. In Hindi, means "northern."
Uyara f Tupi, Brazilian
Variant of Uiara.
Vachara m Thai
Alternate transcription of Watchara.
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".
Vatchara m Thai
Alternate transcription of Watchara.
Veâra f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami female name, possibly a cognate of Vera 1 and influenced by the Russian.
Velizara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velizar.
Venkateshwara m Hinduism, Indian, Telugu
From Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh state, India, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord, god". This is the name of a form of the Hindu god Vishnu particularly revered in southern India.
Viara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Вяра (see Vyara).
Vioara f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian vioară "violet".
Visara f Albanian
Feminine form of Visar.
Vithara m Khmer
Means "spacious" in Khmer.
Vjara f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).
Volatsara m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy volana meaning "moon" and tsara meaning "beautiful, favourable", idiomatically meaning "favourable destiny".
Wachara m Thai
Alternate transcription of Watchara.
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.
Warawara f Quechua
Means "constellation" in Quechua.
Warawara f Aymara
Means "star" in Aymara.
Warwara f Polish
Form of Barbara influenced by Russian Varvara.
Watchara m Thai
Means "vajra" in Thai, referring to a Buddhist ceremonial weapon depicted as both a diamond and thunderbolt.
Wathondara f Mythology
Variant form of Wathondare.
Wiara f Polish
Directly taken from Polish wiara "belief, faith", reinforced by the Slavic names Vera 1 and Vjera.
Wirara f Polynesian
Means "rainbow" in Gilbertese.
Wjara f Bulgarian (Germanized, Rare)
Variant transcription of Вяра (see Vyara).
Xara f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Jara.
Xara f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαρά (see Chara).
Xenara f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Genara.
Xiamara f Ancient Aramaic
Means "joyful deer" in Aramaic.
Yanara f Spanish (Latin American)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Yara f Hebrew, Italian
Italian form and variant transcription of Yaara.
Yashodhara f Buddhism
Means "preserving glory" from Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and धर (dhara) meaning "holding, maintaining, bearing"... [more]
Yaśodharā f Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit यशोधरा (see Yashodhara).
Yawara m & f Japanese (Rare)
From the stem of adjective 柔らか/和らか (yawaraka) meaning "soft, tender, gentle."... [more]
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.
Yndiara f Brazilian
Yndiara Asp is a Brazilian skateboarder who participated in the Olympic Games, Tokyo 2021.
Yurara f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as ゆ (yu) "expresses passiveness, expresses possibility, expresses natural, spontaneous occurrence" combined with ら (ra). The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol ら... [more]
Žara f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žara meaning "glow."
Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)
The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [more]
Zehara f Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew.
Zhanara f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zhanar.
Zhara f English
Variant of Zahra or Zara 1.
Ziara f Arabic
An Arabic name meaning "visit" and "visitation".
Zinara f Kazakh (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light".
Zohara f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Zohar.
Zühara f Basque
Souletin Basque form of Zuhara.