Dara

Dara
For other uses, and for people named Dara, see Dara (disambiguation)
Dara

Dara is a name with more than one origin.

It is found in the Bible's Old Testament Books of Chronicles. Dara was a biblical descendant of Judah known for his wisdom. (The Bible. 1 Chronicles 2:6)

In Cambodian Khmer, Dara is a name for a boy or a girl meaning "star". In Turkish and in Punjabi, Dara means "leader". In Persian Dara (Persian: دارا) means "wealthy" and is a boy's name [1]. In the Swahili version Dara means "the beautiful one". But in Indonesian, Dara means "girl", "young woman", or "virgin".

Dara is also frequently used in Ireland (and the United States), as either a male or a female given name, and it also occurs as a surname. The spelling varies, with variations including Dara, Daire and Darragh. The Irish form is probably derived from doire, the Irish word for "oak tree", though as a surname it may be a version of the Irish name Mac Dubhdara. In Irish and Scottish Gaelic, dara means "second". It is also used in Scotland as an abbreviation for "Dragon Killer."

Dara means "Wealthy" in Persian. It is also the name of a male doll, and Dara and Sara are sold as "Iran's Islamic alternative to Ken and Barbie".

Dara is also a short form of Oluwadarasimi or Oluwadara, which in Yoruba Language (Southwestern Nigeria) means "God is good". The name is used for both boys and girls.

Dara is also a surname of Reddy, Raju, Vaisya caste from Coastal Andrha. Dara is also a Surname for many in South India, especially they are famous for their kindness and helping nature dating back to many generations. They are very talented business people and are widely seen in the Andhra region,Known to be a village somewhere in Coastal andhra pradesh also for Dalits in Rayalseema South India, particularly the State of Andhra Pradesh. The surname is mostly given to the Scheduled Castes, who were considered untouchables by the caste Hindus in some Indian communities.

See also

  • List of Irish-language given names

References

  1. ^ Dara and Sara - Iran's Islamic alternative to Ken and Barbie

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