At a Glance
- Meaning
- Never sleeps, describing a nearby waterfall
- Origin
- Shona
- Pronunciation
- huh-RAH-ray
Harare is a Shona name meaning “never sleeps, describing a nearby waterfall”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Harare
Meaning: Never sleeps, describing a nearby waterfall.
Origin: Shona.
A common claim: He who never sleeps Actually: The 'he' in this story is often said to be a chief, but the more directly documented version ties the phrase to a waterfall, not a person.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Harare
huh-RAH-rayIPA /həˈrɑːreɪ/
Popularity of Harare
Harare doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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