Gara

See also: gara, garā, gară, and garą

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Hungarian Gara, a variant of Garay.
• Reduced form of O' Gara, a surname of Irish origin.

Proper noun

Gara (plural Garas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gara is the 36477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Gara is most common among White (77.16%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.ràː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡə́.ràː]

Proper noun

Gar̃ā̀ m

1. Igala people
2. Igala language

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡá.ɾà/

Proper noun

Gárà

1. Igala people
2. Igala language

Romanian

Etymology

From gara, definite form of gară (“train station”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Gara f

1. A village in Milișăuți, Suceava, Romania

Spanish

Etymology

Gara is assumed to be derived from the first half of the name of Garajonay peak (the highest point on the island of La Gomera), formerly Garagono(c)he, from Guanche [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾa/ [ˈɡa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: Ga‧ra

Proper noun

Gara f

1. a legendary Guanche woman from the island of La Gomera
   • 2015 November 27, Goretti Alonso, “Una historia de amor legendaria”, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 5 March 2016:

     Al llegar a La Gomera recorrió la Isla en busca de Gara y hasta que no la encontró, no desfalleció.

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2. a female given name from Guanche
   • 2012 January 27, “Daniel y Daniela, los nombres que más se usan en Canarias”, in La Provincia, Diario de Las Palmas, retrieved 5 March 2016:

     En cuanto a los nombres canarios más frecuentes, Gara y Nira, son los más usados para las niñas, mientras que para los niños los padres eligieron Aday, Ancor, Airam, Iriome, Nauzet y Abián.

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   • 2012 February 26, “´Estamos en medio de un momento histórico,´ Gara Rodríguez, Becaria de la cooperación canaria”, in La Provincia, Diario de Las Palmas, retrieved 5 March 2016:

     Aquella noche, las protestas se extendieron por muchos barrios de Dakar y Gara logró llegar a su casa sin sobresaltos.

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   • 2015 October 14, Verónica Galán, “Las K-narias dejan de ser iguales”, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 5 March 2016:

     Ahora, Gara Hernández luce una melena lisa rubia casi por completo y su hermana Loida se ha pasado al moreno oscuro con unas mechas californianas azules casi verdes.

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See also

• Jonay

Further reading

• MisApellidos.com: “Descripciónes de Gara”