Comments for DARA (1):

"Dar" means "tree" in Kurdish, and Dara is a Kurdish name (m).

-- KRT  2/22/2006

This name is also used in Ireland in the form of MacDara (literally translated means son of Dara). Even if a person's father goes by a different name it can still be used.

-- katiefionnuala  3/2/2006

Dara is short version of Serbian name "Darinka", and that cames from word "dar" that means gift.

-- vmzupa  6/16/2006

This is a very pretty name. When I see this name I pronounce it Dare-ah.

-- Anonymous User  7/14/2006

Dara is a very beautiful name. I also pronounce it Dare-ah.

-- Anonymous User  8/18/2006

"Dara" is "tare" in Romanian.

-- Anonymous User  6/6/2007

Irish comedian Dara O'Brain pronounces his name DA-ra.

-- reniannen17  4/25/2008

I think the name is beautiful. As a female bearer of the name myself, I think it is quite different and interesting!

-- Anonymous User  4/26/2008

Dara O'Brien is a prominent Irish comedian both in Ireland and the UK and currently hosts the popular panel show Mock the Week.

-- Jackie  2/5/2009

In Gaelic, "Dara" is the word for "second" (as in "after the first"; not time seconds). Second child heh-heh. Dara, as a name, is derived from "doire", which means oak wood or grove (the Gaelic word for oak is "dair"). Oaks are sacred trees in Celtic mythology, and appear in many legends. In fact, the word for a Celtic priest, druid, comes from the Celtic word for oak. The surname Mac Dara is a form of Mac Dubhdara which means "son of black oak". Doire is also the name of a city and county in Northern Ireland. It's English name is Derry (or Londonderry, if you prefer :p), but Dara is a much prettier anglicisation.

-- Undine  2/15/2009

Comments for DARA (2):

I spell it Dare-ah so people say it right.

-- Anonymous User  2/11/2006

Pronounced dah-rah.

-- Miss Claire  7/29/2006

My first name is Dara, and since people seem to be incapable of pronouncing it correctly: It's "dare-uh", like Sara with a D.

-- GoldeneErde  4/20/2008

I like a lot of names that rhyme with this name, like Tara, Kara, and Lara, and Sara is also decent if overused and dull, but this name sounds a bit wrong. I just don't like the sound. It's ugly and heavy somehow.

-- slight night shiver  5/19/2008

Comments for DARA (4):

Pronounced "dah-rah".

-- Emilie007  9/8/2008

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