Inara Name Meaning & Origin
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A lot of people will ask how its pronounced, where it comes from and where I got it. The look on their faces when I explain Inara Serra is priceless.
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- Nicknames for Inara
In our home, we call our Inara: Nara or Nar-Nar
- Meanings and history of the name Inara
Inara means Ray of Light; or Heaven Sent (Arabian Origin)
In Hittite - Hurrian mythology, Inara (إنارة) was the daughter of the Storm-god Teshub or Tarhunt and the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe ("potnia theron"; in Greek mythology Artemis).
- Famous real-life people named Inara
Inara George - Lead singer for The Bird and The Bee
- Inara in song, story & screen
Inara Serra was a character in the television series, Firefly (created by Joss Whedon).