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Meaning

The name Ara has the following meaning:

A legendary king in Armenian history.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Pronunciation

The name Ara is pronounced as ahr-ah

Origins

Ara originates from the Armenian language.
See other suggested Armenian boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Ara and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ara: Boys - Alden, Ambrose, Anderson, Anton, Blaine, Brennan  Girls - Amber, Araceli, Ariana, Barbara, Belen, Belinda  Both Genders - Clyde, Emerson, Ennis, Shannon

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Ara: Arra

Style

We think the name Ara should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ara to be: A dark-skinned chap with great intelligence

In one word, you might describe Ara as a(n) "intelligent" person.

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Popularity

As a baby boy name, Ara is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available popularity statistics for the name Ara in the USA, for the past 100 years.
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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Ara (or its variants) are:

Ara Guler, born on 16 August, a famous Photojournalist. Ara Guler's background: A Turkish photojournalist of Armenian descent, nicknamed 'the Eye of Istanbul' or 'the Photographer of Istanbul'.

Ara Raoul Parseghian, born on 24 May, a famous Coach. Ara Raoul Parseghian's background: A former American collegiate football coach. He served as head coach for three teams, most notably the University of Notre Dame team from 1964-1974. During his 11 seasons as head coach of the Fighting Irish (known popularly as 'the Era of Ara'), he compiled a 95-17-4 record, for a .836 winning percentage, making him the most successful Notre Dame coach of the modern era.

Kevin Ara, born on 8 February, a famous Footballer. Kevin Ara's background: An American soccer player, who played defensive midfielder for Clint Greenwood Soccer Academy.

Ara played his college soccer at Harvard University, where he had a rather distinguished career. While at Harvard, he was named first team All-Ivy twice, second team once, was named first team All-New England twice and an NCAA All-American. Ara was placed on the short list of finalists for the prestigious Herman Trophy during his senior season.

After graduating from Harvard, Ara was selected 24th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Ara, managed to make an impact and earned significant playing time during his 2004 rookie season while winning a championship with DC United.

After the 2004 season, Ara was selected 18th overall by Real Salt Lake in the Expansion Draft.
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