Gender: Feminine
Origin: Greek/Latvian
Meaning: unknown.
Lat (HEL-uh-ruh); Grk (ay-LAH-rah).

The name is borne in Greek mythology by a daughter of a Orchomenus. She was impregnated by Zeus and gave birth to the hut god Tityus. Zeus had to hide her away from the wrath of Hera by concealing her under a mound of earth. The name is sometimes listed as Helare and it is most often used in Latvia where its designated name day is Aug 7th.