Given name & surname
Manara
“woman of the light”
Manara is a variant of Manar. One Arabic interpretation is “woman of the light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manara is a variant of Manar. One Arabic interpretation is “woman of the light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Manara is a variant of Manar. An origin associated with Manar is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 104 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Manara’s family of names
Manara has a related form in Manar. In Greek usage, Manara as a surname is a transliteration of Μανάρα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Manara
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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