Bora (Korean name)

Bora is a Korean feminine given name. The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "purple" and does not have corresponding hanja. However, since Korean given names can be created arbitrarily, it may also be a name with hanja (e.g. 寶羅). There are 18 hanja with the reading "bo" and 14 hanja with the reading "ra" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may used in given names.

People with this given name include:
 * Geum Bo-ra (born Son Mi-ja, 1961), South Korean actress
 * Bora Yoon (born 1980), American experimental musician of Korean descent
 * Hwang Bo-ra (born 1983), South Korean actress
 * Lee Bo-ra (born 1986), South Korean speed skater
 * Jin Bora (born 1987), South Korean jazz pianist
 * Sunday (singer) (born Jin Bora, 1987), South Korean singer, member of The Grace
 * Shin Bora (born 1987), South Korean comedian
 * Nam Bo-ra (born 1989), South Korean actress
 * Yoon Bo-ra (born 1989), South Korean singer, former member of Sistar
 * Hana (singer) (born Shin Bora, 1993), South Korean singer and actress, former member of Gugudan
 * Kim Bo-ra (born 1995), South Korean actress