The baby name Setarah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced seh-TAH-rah (IPA: /seˈtɑːrɑ/).
Setarah is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Setarah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced seh-TAH-rah (IPA: /seˈtɑːrɑ/).
Setarah is Persian in Origin.
Setarah is a Persianate feminine name meaning “star,” from Persian ستاره (setāre[h]). Through centuries of Persian cultural influence, the name and its cognates spread across Central and South Asia, appearing in Urdu/Hindi as Sitara(h) ستارہ, in Dari and Pashto as Sitara, in Tajik as Sitora, in Kurdish as Setare, and in Ottoman Turkish as Sitare. The spelling Setarah reflects a hybrid transliteration: the final -h mirrors the Urdu and Arabic feminine ending while echoing the Persian -eh sound.
Use has been steady in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and it surfaces in the wider diaspora; in literature, “the star” is a favored image in classical Persian verse by Hafez and Sa’di, lending the name connotations of radiance, guidance, and destiny. Variants and related forms include Setareh, Setare, Setara, Sitara, Sitarah, Sitora, and Sitare. Nicknames may be Seti or Seta. Rough English counterparts are Stella and Estelle.
Setarah is extremely rare. There are only 7 recorded uses on record, spread over 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Setarah is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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