Tara
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”).
Proper noun[edit]
Tara
- An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
- 1808 Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara
- No more to chiefs and ladies bright
- The harp of Tara swells
- 1808 Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage. Derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.
- A male given name.
- 1952, Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing
- the story of Tara Cochrane, a war veteran, a physician, and a burned-out man who describes himself in terms of a bad cigarette
- 1952, Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Irish place name
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).
Proper noun[edit]
Tara
- (Buddhism) A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
Etymology 3[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Tara (plural Taras)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tara is the 40082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Tara is most common among White (58.5%), Asian/Pacific Islander (19.38%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.44%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْح (ṭarḥ, “subtraction”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Tara f (genitive Tara, plural Taren)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Tara [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Tara (Gewicht) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Tara” in Duden online
- “Tara” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tara” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tara f
- a female given name
Declension[edit]
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