Hara
Multiple · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Hara
The given name 'Hara' has multiple origins; in Japanese, it means "field" or "plain" (from the word 原), while in Sanskrit, it is a name for the Hindu god Shiva, meaning "one who seizes" or "remover" (from the root *hṛ*).
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Etymology
The given name 'Hara' has multiple origins; in Japanese, it means "field" or "plain" (from the word 原), while in Sanskrit, it is a name for the Hindu god Shiva, meaning "one who seizes" or "remover" (from the root *hṛ*). It is used in Japanese culture as a surname or given name, and in Hindu culture as a divine epithet for Shiva, with historical significance in Hindu mythology as a destroyer of evil.
Hara currently ranks #12,368 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1985.
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