Given name

Baara

“consuming”

Baara is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewבערא

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Baara means “consuming.”

From biblical name research

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.

How it developed

From the Hebrew verb ba'ar (בער), “to consume or to clean out.”

From biblical name research

The story

In biblical stories, Baara is associated with the wife of Shaharaim.

In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Baara appears in 1 Chronicles 8:8.

From biblical name research

Baara’s family of names

Baara has a related form in Bara. Baara has a related form in Barah. Baara has a related form in Barra.

Walk Baara’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

See also 2

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Baara, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Bithia

“daughter of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

4% boys · 96% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Qeturah

“resembling incense” · “incense”

No U.S. birth series

22% boys · 78% girls

Arabic · Biblical

Abra

“father of a multitude (of nations)” · “father of a multitude; father of nations”

14Very rareRising

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Kareah

“bald”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Léa

“languid”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Imna

“he keeps back” · “he withholds”

No U.S. birth series

5% boys · 95% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Iscah

“she will weave a cover” · “she will look out”

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Ahasbai

“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Baara’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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