Armenian · Boy name
Ara
“name of a legendary Armenian king”
About the name Ara
Ara is an Armenian masculine name of uncertain etymology. It is borne by Ara the Beautiful, a legendary king described in the history attributed to Movses Khorenatsi: the Assyrian queen Semiramis desired him, and when he refused her he was killed in the battle that followed. The story made Ara a lasting figure in Armenian literature. The name is also used in Korean and other languages with unrelated meanings.
- Meaning
- name of a legendary Armenian king
- Origin
- Armenian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- AH-rah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Ara
- Ara James
- Ara Michael
- Ara Elias
- Ara Noah
- Ara Samuel
Questions about Ara
- What does Ara mean?
- Ara is an Armenian name meaning "name of a legendary Armenian king".
- How do you pronounce Ara?
- Ara is pronounced AH-rah, with emphasis on the first syllable.