HARA  (HAH-rah)

Gender: F
Origin: Hindi
Meaning: "to seize"

One of the 1,008 names for the god Siva; parents of other ethnicities might prefer the Irish O'Hara.

Hara is being discussed in our message boards:

• what if you had 20 kids?
• What do you think about these names ?
• Cheaper By the Dozen
• Which middle name do you like best?
• Scarlet, Delaney Lilyana ~ please help!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Hara:

• THESE NAMES ARE NOT GONE WITH THE WIND
• AIDEN OR AIDAN? WHEN A VARIATION BECOMES THE MAIN THEME
• DELILAH AND DESIREE--BAD GIRLS GONE GOOD