nalty Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 (edited) Hello! My name is Flora and I'm a Kara fan.As i was searching the forum i found this What does Kara mean?Gyuri came out with the name Kara, which means sweet melody in Greek. I'm Greek by both Greek parents.I was born and raised up in Greece.I still live here. The answer is incorrect.But to explain why i have to tell you a few more things First the word is not even kara,but hara(h as in hello). Also it's not KAra but haRA The greek word hara comes from the ancient greek verb χαίρω (hero, he as in hello) In ancient greek(and in modern greek) the verb means i'm happy,i'm joyful So the noun hara mean happiness and joy. The change between h and k happened when Latins translated the letter h in k to make their own alphabet. I just thought i should inform you Sorry if my english is incorrect.I'm not a native speaker. Edited March 17, 2010 by nalty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalalalahey Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Hi Flora! Thanks for the explanation. I have a quick question regarding the writing of romanized greek. I saw this on wikipedia. "Kara comes from the Greek word "chara" (χαρά, lit. "joy"), which the group interpreted to mean "sweet melody".[1]" So in romanization, is writing "ch" above correct where the "c" is just silent? or is it romanized as "h"? Thanks! My funny thought (meaning my lame joke...) To avoid confusion, Goo Hara now has to be Goo Kara and Kara is now Hara. "Park Gyuri, Han Seung Yeon, Jung Nicole, Goo Hara, Kang Ji Young, HARA jjang! " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red4summer Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 thanks for this quick lesson. χαίρω (ancient greek) -> haRA (modern greek) -> kaRA (latins) -> sweet melody (goddess) goddess must be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuda Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 hi Flora, and welcome to Karaholic it was a very good info.. thx a lot for that.. btw,ur English is quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDuper Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 ahhh thanks for clearing that up, i get it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnizzle Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 thanks for the brief lesson, i didn't know that was the case. very interesting stuff. you learn something new everyday! hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalty Posted March 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 @lalalalahey well i'm not aware of the romanization from greek to english but it's almost the same thing so if you take the word as "chara" c is silent Actually when i heard the name Hara i thought it had something to do with the name of the group.Basically her name is a greek word @everyone you're welcome i'm glad i could transfer the meaning correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyheart Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 thanks alot for this quick lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vennie Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Thanks for the info! KARA's all about happiness and joy so it fits perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnySKIES. Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Hi Flora, nice to meet you! That's a pretty name. Wow, KARA has Greek fans too? (: Thanks a lot of the information. I actually searched this up on the internet once myself. I think that when Gyuri chose the name she just interpreted it to be Sweet Melody. So in Greek it's Hara and there's our Honey Hara in the group? Lol, confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhjinjja Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Interesting stuff, thanks for the lesson, goo hara should start claiming that the band should be named after her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nalty Posted March 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 @sunnySKIES thanks.Yes there are a lot of Kara Greek fangirls.But I may be the one that loves them most. @ahhjinjja Haha that's right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solin Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Thank for this very interresting information and welcome ! I think, our Hara was fated to be in KARA lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red4summer Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 @ahhjinjja hahah, named after her. hara must be surprised too. @solin hara destinated to be with kara. good to learn kamilia has spreaded in numbers in greek. now kara has fans all over the globe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakuragid Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 thanks for the information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmoy Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 thanks for the info.. just learned something today.. >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhqwxfgu Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 thanks for the lesson. it seems hara belong to kara when the group maked up. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥♥Hara♥♥ Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Thanks for clearing up ! But I don't know whether to tell my friends "Kara" or "Hara". LOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkdragon88 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I wonder if Goo Hara knows thism I'm sure she would be excited as it seems like she is a perfect fit for the group now. The etymology of names are always interesting to me and I didn't even know Kara had a Greek origin. I guess I will think of "Kara" as more of a happy sweet melody now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UЯмan☆홍윤성 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 Thanks~ I learned something today^^ SO Hara should know what her name means ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkee Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Hello Flora, Wow. This is really interesting. Hara WAS fated to be in KARA! This is such a fun fact in the meaning. Her name is pretty and it fits her perfectly! Thank you so much for clearing it out here. -Joss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeCao Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 thx for the background info. flora! whether hara or kara, it seems to make sense given goo hara in the group ahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgeous Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Thanks for sharing this! I'm sure many fans didn't know this. I for one totally didn't know this fact. LOL. I always thought Hara was something special considering her name was one letter away from Kara. I guess Gyuri made a minor mistake. But it's OK Kara is still a cool name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xx0O114 Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Oooh Thanks for the info..interesting =P and i think too that Hara was fated to be in KARA But how Guyri comes to the translation as a "Sweet Melody" and not "i'm happy, i'm joyful"?? I did not really understand that part .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRedCloud Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 thanks for the explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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