Do You Like This Name For A Girl?

Question

Hi,

I've always loved this name and would hope that If I ever get the chance for a baby girl I could have the chance to call her ADHARA. I fell in love with the name just perfect in my eyes, what do you good people think here on Yahoo?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I like the sound of ,now you just have to ahem have fun getting this baby girl.
it reminds me of Sahara which makes you think of warm ,sunshine and an oasis.

Answer 2

There was a report the other day about how class is now showing through in names (obiously a UK report, only we're hooked on class issues in that way). Basically it said that it was becoming vulgar to give random names to kids and all the 'cool' people were going back to basics like Sarah and Jack.

However, I like unusual names as long as you have a reason for calling a kid that, and as long as you know and like the meaning - there was just a kid born in Leeds called 'Nokia' which is taking the p*ss a bit, but some others are nice.

When I worked in America I found lots of people with names that seemed to have been made up out the air like De'sree and Ta Vida so I suppose it depends on where you live.

Just make sure kids can't rhyme anything mean with a name, because if they can, they will...

Answer 3

ADHARA (Epsilon Canis Majoris). The names of all the first magnitude stars ring clearly to us; even the names of those in the southern hemisphere are well known. Adhara has escaped the fame it deserves. Also known as Epsilon Canis Majoris, it is actually the second brightest star in the constellation, and helps form the western leg of Canis Major, the larger dog. Look just below Sirius to find an outstanding triangle of bright stars. Adhara is at the lower right. The ancient Arabs referred to this small three-star pattern as "the virgins," to which the name "Adhara" actually refers. No one knows why the name was given or who they were. Adhara has an apparent magnitude of 1.50, and therefore is sometimes referred to as the last of the "first magnitude" stars or as the brightest of the "second magnitude." The latter view and the star's rather southern position in the sky has led to its being somewhat ignored. In fact, Adhara is quite the magnificent star. One of the hottest of all the bright stars, Adhara shines with a surface temperature of some 20,000 degrees Kelvin (above absolute zero), which gives it a sparkling bluish cast. From its distance of 425 light years we calculate a luminosity to the eye of 3700 times that of the Sun. If at the distance of Sirius, which dominates Canis Major, Adhara would shine at apparent magnitude -7, 15 times brighter than Venus at its most luminous. Because of the star's high temperature it radiates a good portion of its energy in the invisible ultraviolet. If that is taken into account, Adhara is actually 15,000 times more luminous than the Sun! Indeed, if you had ultraviolet eyes, Adhara would be the brightest star in the sky. Having ceased hydrogen fusion in its core, Adhara is actually in the beginning of its death stages, and is now in its "giant" state. It is very popular among those who study local interstellar matter, as its spectrum is used to examine the stuff that lies between it and the Sun.

Answer 4

A little star. Adhara is the colloquial name for Epsilon Canis Majoris; HR[ 2618;] HD [52089]. In the Northern Hemisphere it just scrapes into the top 20 for brightest stars. Still, do't be competitive as the top brightest are Canopus and Sirius.
Adhara is much better. Thought about Antares?
Who said a degree in Astrophysics was useless??

Answer 5

I think that this name is a really nice name and it would make a perfect name for a girl.

Answer 6

Always nice to have a unique name that sounds good. Whats the betting ppl will use this now

Answer 7

Nice name, very unusual. There is a character in a book by David Eddings Belgariad series, and her name is Adara, and she is described as a tall dark haired nomad.

Answer 8

I have never heard that name before so at least it is original .If you love it I'm sure she will too.I wanted to call my last kid Spike if it was a boy but i think she is glad she was a girl so i called her Lucy (should of been Lucifer)

Answer 9

I have always liked unique names. Three of my grandchildren have very unique names Tre, Deja and Jaiyana.

Answer 10

Yes!! Like Cocoa said, she could be Daddy's Addy. Good Luck.

Answer 11

I like it. That's a very lovely name. I say you should go for it!