"Dara" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɑːɹə/ [UK] Forms: Daras [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹə Etymology: An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Dáire}} Irish Dáire Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dara (plural Daras)
  1. A male given name from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Dara-en-name-4FOS94Ik Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 27 5 17 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 25 25 25 1 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 20 19 10 19 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 19 10 19 6 6
  2. A female given name from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Dara-en-name-wQzvhW3f Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 27 5 17 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 25 25 25 1 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 20 19 10 19 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 19 10 19 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Daragh, Darragh
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Daras [plural]
Etymology: From Persian دارا (dārā), equivalent to Darius. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa|دارا|tr=dārā}} Persian دارا (dārā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dara (plural Daras)
  1. A male given name from Persian.
    Sense id: en-Dara-en-name-MeO048JL Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 27 5 17 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 25 25 25 1 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 20 19 10 19 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 19 10 19 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Daras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dara (plural Daras)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Dara-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 20 19 10 19 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Forms: Daras [plural]
Etymology: From Slavic Dara / Cyr. Дара, derived from 'dar' / "дар" ('gift'). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dara (plural Daras)
  1. A female given name from Slavic.
    Sense id: en-Dara-en-name-bqX0rmeu Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 27 5 17 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 25 25 25 1 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 20 19 10 19 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 19 10 19 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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