Ara - Meaning of Ara

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[ 2 syll. a-ra, ar-a ] The baby boy name Ara is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. It is pronounced as AA-R-aa- or EY-R-aa- †. Ara is derived from Armenian and Hebrew origins. The name was borne by the Armenian god of spring and harvest, and later, the god of war and strength; he was also known as Ara the Beautiful in tribute to his handsome looks.

In addition, Ara is a variant of the name Aram (English and German).

Ahraya, Aira, Araa, Arae, Arah, and Arra are variants of Ara.

See also the related categories, strength, god, handsome (honorable), tribute (honor), war, armenian, hebrew, and spring.

Ara is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Ara has predominantly been a girl name in the past century.

Baby names that sound like Ara include Aarao, Aero, Ahir, Ahree, Airey, Arae, Arah, Are, Arey, Ari, Arie, Arieh, Arih, Arju, Arri, Arrow, Ary, Arya, Arye, and Aury.

† English pronunciation for Ara: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

A famous person named Ara is Ara Parseghian, Football Coach, born May 21, 1923, Akron, Ohio.