Nare

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Nare is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name5.8K records spelled Nare12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in South Africa, United States, India, Austria

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Naré, Narê, Ņăré, Nãre, Närë

• Turkish given name3.0K records spelled Nare4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, India, South Africa, Cyprus

  Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani

  Also written Naré, Näre

• Armenian given name2.7K records spelled Nare4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Armenia, United States, Russia, Belgium

  Also written Նարե, Naré, Narè

• Spanish given name1.8K records spelled Nare11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, Spain, South Africa, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

  Also written Naré, Ñare, Narè, Narê, Näre

• a separate given name1.1K records spelled Nare3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, South Africa

  Also written Näre, Naré

• French given name919 records spelled Nare5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, South Africa, Burkina Faso

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Naré, Narè, Näre

39 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Nare is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Tswana, Means 'buffalo'; a Tswana totem animal.

  as a word·sanames.co.za — South African surnames

• In Italian, alternative form of nari (“nostrils”)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In pi, inflection of nara (“man”):

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Latin, present active infinitive of nō

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Japanese, Rōmaji transcription of なれ

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 87 years between 1918–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 285 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Nare?

We estimate roughly 563 people bear Nare (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Nare have the most bearers?

Nare is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled nare.

Where is Nare most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Nare is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 255 thousand people — even though India holds more of our records for it.

Is Nare a male or female name?

Nare is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Nare mean?

Recorded meaning: A nostril