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Sora

/SOH-rah/ UnisexJapanese

Meaning

Sora is a unisex name of Japanese origin meaning “sky”.

Sora is the Japanese word for sky, given to boys and girls alike and usually written with the single character for sky or heavens. The hero of the Kingdom Hearts video games carried it abroad, where its open vowels make it easy for non-Japanese speakers to love.

Ranks among Japan's popular unisex names; growing slowly in Western use.

At a glance

Origin
Japanese
Gender
Unisex
Pronounced
/SOH-rah/
Themes
SkyFreedom

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Questions

  • Sora is a unisex name of Japanese origin meaning “sky”. Sora is the Japanese word for sky, given to boys and girls alike and usually written with the single character for sky or heavens.

  • Sora is a unisex name, used for both boys and girls. Ranks among Japan's popular unisex names; growing slowly in Western use.

  • The name Sora comes from Japanese. Sora is the Japanese word for sky, given to boys and girls alike and usually written with the single character for sky or heavens. The hero of the Kingdom Hearts video games carried it abroad, where its open vowels make it easy for non-Japanese speakers to love.

  • Sora is pronounced SOH-rah.

More names that mean sky

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Akash MasculineSanskrit“sky, open space”
  2. Altair MasculineArabic“the flying eagle”
  3. Alya FeminineArabic“sky, heaven, loftiness”
  4. Anil MasculineSanskrit“air, wind”
  5. Baran UnisexPersian and Kurdish“rain”
  6. Celeste FeminineLatin“heavenly”