Dara

Dara

See also: dara, dará, dåra, darà, dāra, and dārā

English

Etymology 1

An Irish saint's name, from Irish dara (“oak”). Also a Persian male name equivalent to Darius.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːɹə/

Proper noun

Dara (plural Daras)

1. A male given name from Irish.
2. A female given name from Irish.

Related terms

• Daragh
• Darragh

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Dara (plural Daras)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dara is the 38948^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 566 individuals. Dara is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (41.7%) and White (41.34%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 411.

Anagrams

• ADAR, Adar, Draa, Drâa, Raad, Rada, arad, raad, rada

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Polish

Etymology

From dar, darzyć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: Da‧ra

Proper noun

Dara m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Dara

	singular	plural
nominative	Dara	Darowie
genitive	Dary	Darów
dative	Darze	Darom
accusative	Darę	Darów
instrumental	Darą	Darami
locative	Darze	Darach
vocative	Daro	Darowie

Feminine surname:

Declension of Dara

	singular	plural
nominative	Dara	Dary
genitive	Dary	Dar
dative	Darze	Darom
accusative	Darę	Dary
instrumental	Darą	Darami
locative	Darze	Darach
vocative	Daro	Dary