Senara
ze-NAH-rah
Variation of Azenor, Breton
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Senara Origin and Meaning
The name Senara is a girl's name of Cornish, Breton origin meaning "light".
The origins of Senara, the name of a Cornish saint who is patron of the village of Zennor, are not so straightforward. Some say she was the same person as Azenor, a legendary Breton princess whose mother-in-law cast her out to sea in a trunk. Other stories say she was a mermaid turned Christian.
Wherever she came from, Senara is that rarest of names: lovely, straightforward, and unusual all at the same time. Since it may be related to Helen or Eleanor, it can be used as an honorific for one of those names -- though grandma Helen may understandably think it's a stretch.
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Famous People Named Senara
- Saint SenaraBreton princess who washed ashore in Zennor, Cornwall
Senara in Pop Culture
- Senarafeatured in Sue Monk Kidd's 2005 novel 'The Mermaid Chair'