Inara

Arabic

"shining light"

Inara Origin and Meaning

The name Inara is a girl's name meaning "shining light".

Inara is of those words that seems to mean something different in each of a dozen different languages, and was the name of an important goddess to the Ancient Hittites. But it owes much of its (admittedly scant) popularity as a baby name to Joss Whedon's cult hit sci-fi series Firefly, in which one of the main characters is named Inara Serra. Bottom line: One of the most intriguing and easily-translated Arabic names for girls.

Inara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 730 on Nameberry

Inara Popularity

• 730 Nameberry 2024
• 488 Unique 2022
• 541 England 2021
• 147 Switzerland 2022

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Famous People Named Inara

• Inara Maryland George American musician
• Inara Ibrahimova Azerbaijani volleyball player
• Ināra Mūrniece Latvian journalist and politician
• Inara Sattarova Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast
• Ināra Tetereva Latvian philanthropist
• Princess Inaara Aga Khan German,born philanthropist

Inara in Pop Culture

• Inara Serra character from "Firefly" and "Serenity."
• In Hittite Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe, equal to the Greek goddess Artemis.