Where is Iara from?

My guess is...

Brazil

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65%

Portugal

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32%

Spain

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3%

I'm 98% certain Iara is Female.

According to a dataset of 639, the average Iara is around 61 years old.


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Learn about the name Iara

Meaning of the name Iara

Means "lady of the water", from Tupi y "water" and îara "lady, mistress". In Brazilian folklore this is the name of a beautiful river nymph who would lure men into the water. She may have been based upon earlier Tupi legends.

Characteristics of the name Iara

OriginsIndigenous American, Tupi
GenderFeminine

How do we know this about Iara

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.