Entry № 0053 · Greek origin

Aesara Aesara — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AH-eh-sah-rah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Meaning

"Lucanian Pythagorean philosopher"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Greek)

The meaning

A name that means "lucanian pythagorean philosopher".

Aesara (Αἰσάρα, 3rd c. BCE?) was the Pythagorean philosopher of Lucania in southern Italy — **author of On Human Nature**, a treatise arguing that the human soul has three parts, mirroring the tripartite structure of the family and the just city. **Anticipates Plato's tripartite soul.**

Fragments preserved in Stobaeus.

Lucanian Pythagorean. Author of On Human Nature, prefiguring Plato's tripartite soul.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Αἰσάρα

Transliteration: Aisára
Pronunciation: / ˈaɪ.sə.rə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Aesara stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Aesara · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Aesaras before her.

Real people

Aesara of Lucania

Pythagorean philosopher.

3rd c. BCE?

In fiction

Aesara

Author of On Human Nature.

Names connected to Aesara.

Numerology

The number behind Aesara.

The Communicator

Aesara reduces to three — the number of Lucanian philosopher.

Parents on Aesara

Why families chose this name.

"Lucanian philosopher. Six letters. Aesara."

Eleni · Mother of one · Lucania