Dara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dara"

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

Polish

Etymology

From dar, darzyć.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Dara m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

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

Proper noun

Dara f

1. a female surname

Declension

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

Further reading

• “Dara”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022