Basque · Spanish

Ainara

Pronounced eye-NAH-rahShare

Meaning: Swallow bird

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 3 syllables

The story

A Basque variant of Enara, also used in Spanish. The swallow meaning is a specific bird reference, keeping its Basque origin distinct from similar-sounding Arabic names.

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Ainara comes from Basque and Spanish.

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