Names Like Vara — Find Similar Baby Names
Vara is a 4-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Stranger”. This page collects 120 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Varda and Vach, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ara like Ara and Cara, and names sharing the “stranger” concept like Babette and Barabell.
For the full Vara profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Vara page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Vara
24 baby names that differ from Vara by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varda | 1 | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Vach | 2 | Well-Spoken | Indian | Female |
| Vafara | 2 | Brave | French | Female |
| Vail | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Male |
| Val | 2 | Strong. Variant Of Valentinus: The Name Of More Than 50 Saints And... | English | Male |
| Vale | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Male |
| Vali | 2 | Strong, healthy | Romanian | Male |
| Van | 2 | Cloud | Vietnamese | Female |
| Vanda | 2 | Wanderer | German | Female |
| Vania | 2 | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Vanna | 2 | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Varaza | 2 | Boar | Indian | Female |
| Vardan | 2 | From The Green Hill | French | Male |
| Vared | 2 | Rose | Hebrew | Female |
| Varek | 2 | From The Fortress | English | Male |
| Varik | 2 | From The Fortress | English | Male |
| Vartan | 2 | Giver Of Roses | Armenian | Male |
| Vega | 2 | Falling | Arabic | Female |
| Vema | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Sex) | Indian | Female |
| Vern | 2 | Surname Related To Vernon Alder Tree Grove. Also Used As Abbreviati... | French | Male |
| Veta | 2 | Intelligent | Spanish | Female |
| Vida | 2 | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Female |
| Vika | 2 | From The Creek | Scottish | Female |
| Vina | 2 | Vina (A Stringed Instrument) | Indian | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Vara’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
4-Letter V-Names Like Vara
21 names that share Vara's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Vara's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Vara
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Vara.
Names That Rhyme with Vara
18 baby names that share Vara's last 3 letters — -ara. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ara | Legend Name | Armenian | Male |
| Cara | Friend | Celtic | Female |
| Dara | Wise. Dara Was A Biblical Descendant Of Judah Known For His Wisdom. | Hebrew | Female |
| Eara | From The East | Scottish | Female |
| Fara | Traveler. | English | Female |
| Gara | Short | Scottish | Female |
| Kara | Variant Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Lara | Protection. Popular Surname And Place Name. | Spanish | Female |
| Mara | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Nara | Nearest | English | Female |
| Sara | From Sarah In The Bible (Princess) | Arabic | Female |
| Tara | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Rocky Hill," Or "From The Crag Of A Towe... | Gaelic | Female |
| Zara | Princess | Arabic | Female |
| Adara | "Virgin."Also An Greek Name Meaning "Beauty," And A Hebrew Name Mea... | Arabic | Female |
| Amara | Unfading | Greek | Female |
| Atara | Crowned | Hebrew | Female |
| Ceara | Spear | Gaelic | Female |
| Ciara | Saint Or Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. | Irish | Female |
Names That Start Like Vara
15 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Vara — Var-. Good for parents who like Vara's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varda | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Vared | Rose | Hebrew | Female |
| Varek | From The Fortress | English | Male |
| Varik | From The Fortress | English | Male |
| Varaza | Boar | Indian | Female |
| Vardan | From The Green Hill | French | Male |
| Varden | From The Green Hill | Celtic | Male |
| Vardit | Rose | Hebrew | Female |
| Vardon | From The Green Hill | Celtic | Male |
| Vareck | From The Fortress | English | Male |
| Varney | From The Alder Grove | Celtic | Male |
| Vartan | Giver Of Roses | Armenian | Male |
| Vargovic | Has Big Lips | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Varunani | Myth Name (Goddess Of Wine) | Indian | Female |
| Vartoughi | Rose | Armenian | Female |