Chara \ch(a)-ra\ as a girl's name is a variant of Charlotte (Old German), and the meaning of Chara is "free man".

The baby name Chara sounds like Chari, Char, Charo, Ciara and Shara. Other similar baby names are Cara, Charla, Chana, Charma, Chava, Chaya, Chiara, Ceara and Chaba.