The baby name Gaura is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡaʊ.rə/ (GOW-rah).
The baby name Gaura is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡaʊ.rə/ (GOW-rah).
Gaura is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Gaura derives from Sanskrit gaura (masc.)/gaurā (fem.), meaning "fair, pale-golden, radiant," a color term that also connotes purity and auspicious brightness. As a personal name it is used across Indian languages (Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali), functioning as unisex: feminine by association with Gauri (Parvati’s epithet "the fair one"), and masculine in Vaishnava circles where Gaura names Sri Chaitanya, revered as the fair-complexioned avatar.
The name appears in medieval bhakti literature of Bengal and Odisha and gained continued circulation among Gaudiya Vaishnavas; elsewhere it occurs as a rural/traditional given name and devotional name. Variants and related forms include Gauraa, Gowra, Gora (male), Gauri/Gowri (fem.), and compounds such as Gauranga ("golden-limbed") and Gaurahari. Meaning remains tied to brightness and benign grace. Note: Gaura is distinct from the surname/ethnonym Gaur and from the botanical genus once called Gaura.
Gaura is rarely chosen. We count 46 recorded uses of it across 19 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Gaura is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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