Dara

Hebrew, Slavic or Irish
"pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree"

Dara Origin and Meaning

The name Dara is a girl's name of Hebrew, Irish origin meaning "pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree".

Though Dara was an (extremely wise) male figure in the Bible, this name feels mostly feminine to modern Americans. The Irish Gaelic version, Darragh, is well-used in contemporary times for boys.

While Dara dropped out of the Top 1000 a couple of decades ago, it's one of those magic names that feels neither fashionable nor unfashionable. This timeless quality can be an advantage for a child over time. And Dara has the cross-cultural thing going for it as well. It's also a Slavic name, meaning "gift".

The cousin-name Daria was featured a few seasons ago as the smart and cynical star of her own eponymous animated MTV show.

# 952 in the US

Dara Rank in US Top 1000

# 571 on Nameberry

Dara Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dara Popularity

Famous People Named Dara

  • Dara Grace Torres
    American Olympic swimmer
  • Dara Bubamara (born Radojka Kesić)
    Serbian singer
  • Sandara 'Dara' Park
    Korean pop singer of the group 2NE1
  • Dara Joy Maclean
    American Christian singer
  • Dara Terzić Šterić
    Serbian gymnast
  • Dara Brown
    American actress and news anchor
  • Dara Sedaka
    American singer, daughter of musician Neil Sedaka

Dara in Pop Culture

  • Dara
    Merlin's mother in the "Chronicles of Amber"
  • Dara Jacqueline Warren
    character in novel "Vanishing Girls"