Girl · Arabic (modern name) · Muslim
Inara
انارہSay it i-NAA-ra
- Meaning today
- Ray of light, illumination
- Original meaning
- "illumination, giving light (verbal noun of anāra)" Lane, p. 2864
- Say it
- i-NAA-ra
- Written
- انارہ
- Other spellings
- Inaara, Enara
Inara
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Inara meaning
Inara (انارہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin (modern name).
Illumination, giving light (verbal noun of anāra)
Also used to mean: ray of light
Inara (انارہ) is usually explained as Arabic ināra, "illumination", the verbal noun of anāra, "to give light", from the root n-w-r that also gives nūr, "light". Lane's lexicon defines anāra as to give light or shine brightly, as the dawn does. Name lists give Inara as "ray of light" or "illumination". It is a modern name, used by Muslim families in India, and the link to ināra is the usual explanation rather than a documented history. Unrelated names spelt Inara exist in other cultures, including an ancient Hittite goddess.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 8, p. 2864 · entry anāra, inf. n. ināra (أَنَارَ، إِنَارَةٌ), root n-w-r · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, anāra, ināra (root n-w-r), Book I p. 2864
Popularity abroad
- #426 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Inara · Inaara · Enara