All over the world, Phannara (พรรณนารา 
, Phannara 
, พรรณรา ) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Phannara is characteristic of Thailand, where it is a rare dominantly girly, but seldom male name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly name. Much less frequently, Phannara is the last name as well as the forename.