Dura

Dura is a female first name with diverse origins. The name carries the meanings 'the hard one', 'the robust one', or, viewed positively, 'the ambitious one'.

What does the name Dura mean?

The name Dura has various origins. It stands for 'the hard one', 'the robust one', or the positive meaning 'the ambitious one'. The roots of the name can be found in the Spanish word dura, which means 'hard', 'to endure', 'to tolerate', or 'to continue', as well as in the Latin durus, which means 'cruel', 'emotionless', 'unyielding', 'hard', 'resilient', 'solid', or 'robust'. In Arabic, however, the name can mean either 'the parrot', derived from durra (دُرَّة), or 'the pearls', which comes from durr (دُرّ).

Where does the name Dura come from?

The name Dura has Latin roots and means 'the hard one'. The Latin

How do you pronounce Dura?

Dura is pronounced like 'Duh-rah'.

Popularity

In Germany, Dura is a rather rare first name. It has not yet appeared in the name popularity lists in Germany. In Austria, Dura reached its best ranking in 2016, when it placed 1,916th in the name charts. In the last ten years, the name has been given there less than 10 times, placing it 5,065th in the ten-year statistics. Between 1984 and 2024, Dura ranks 7,542nd in Austria.

Nicknames & pet names

Dureen / Duri / Duriane / Durska / Lara / Mira / Nora / Vera

Similar first names

Durak

Famous people

• Dura (pedalo) (red pedalo in the Bielefeld Sennestadt lake)