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Dara
say it darr-uh
What Dara means
- Irish oak tree
- Slavic gift; from dar 'gift' debated
- Thai and Malay star (Khmer and Thai dara, from Sanskrit tara); maiden (Malay)
- Persian and Urdu possessor, lord; Mughal prince Dara Shikoh
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 85 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 92 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 195 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 286 in Chile (2021)
- no. 569 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 890 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1123 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 1297 in Austria (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1980.
Other forms
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