Tara is a given name with multiple meanings in different cultures.
In South Asia, such as
India and
Nepal, Tara is a word originating from
Sanskrit, meaning star, and it symbolizes the light of the soul. Tara is also used as a male or female name for
Sikhs.
In Ireland, it is derived from
The Hill of Tara which is an archaeological site located near the River Boyne in County Meath, and which according to tradition, was the seat of the
High King of Ireland. The name was popular in the
United States during the 1970s, probably due to Tara being the name of the
O'Hara's plantation in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, and the characters
Tara King in the 1960s British television series The Avengers and Tara Martin on the American soap opera All My Children in the early 1970s. In Ireland, from 2000–2005 it ranked between the 30th and 40th most popular girl's name.
Tara is also linked to the biblical name
Terah and is popular in both Christianity and Judaism.
The name Tara is accepted as being a female name in Western societies, although there have been men who carried the name (such as
Tara Browne). It is also often considered a female name in Asia, due to its connection to several goddesses. For instance,
Tara is a female Buddha in
Buddhism and
Tara is also a goddess in
Hinduism.
Tara Wilson in the TV series The Practice and its spinoff Boston Legal
References
Name list
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Tara is a given name with multiple meanings in different cultures.
In South Asia, such as
India and
Nepal, Tara is a word originating from
Sanskrit, meaning star, and it symbolizes the light of the soul. Tara is also used as a male or female name for
Sikhs.
In Ireland, it is derived from
The Hill of Tara which is an archaeological site located near the River Boyne in County Meath, and which according to tradition, was the seat of the
High King of Ireland. The name was popular in the
United States during the 1970s, probably due to Tara being the name of the
O'Hara's plantation in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind, and the characters
Tara King in the 1960s British television series The Avengers and Tara Martin on the American soap opera All My Children in the early 1970s. In Ireland, from 2000–2005 it ranked between the 30th and 40th most popular girl's name.
Tara is also linked to the biblical name
Terah and is popular in both Christianity and Judaism.
The name Tara is accepted as being a female name in Western societies, although there have been men who carried the name (such as
Tara Browne). It is also often considered a female name in Asia, due to its connection to several goddesses. For instance,
Tara is a female Buddha in
Buddhism and
Tara is also a goddess in
Hinduism.
Tara Wilson in the TV series The Practice and its spinoff Boston Legal
References
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.