The story behind Dara
An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
English entry
From Persian دارا (dārā), equivalent to Darius.
Pronunciation
UK: /ˈdɑːɹə/
Popularity
Dara ranked #1129 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Dara
Ava
A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Etna
Possibly an anglicisation of Irish Eithne.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kira
Variant of Kyra or borrowed from Russian Ки́ра (Kíra), ultimately from Persian کوروش (Kūrūš). Also used as a respelling of Ciara, from Irish [Term?].
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mona
Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nola
From Finola, from Irish Fionnghuala. In the US, also under the influence of the male name Nolan (which see).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Oona
Borrowed from Irish Úna; doublet of Una. Borrowed from English Oona in the 1960s.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Dara
Bəhram
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهرام (bahrām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bəhruz
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهروز (bihrōz).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bo
Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau. From Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”), originally a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Dara
Colm
From Irish Colm, from Late Latin Columba (literally “dove”), the name of a sixth century saint, one of the patron saints of Ireland and Scotland. Doublet of Calum. From Middle…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Finn
An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Kian
A male given name from Irish, anglicized spelling of Cian.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection