Tara - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Tara \t(a)-ra\ is pronounced TAH-rah. It is of Gaelic and Sanskrit origin, and its meaning is "hill; star". Ancient Tara was the site of the "stone of destiny" on which Irish kings resided, and Margaret Mitchell probably had this in mind when she named the fictional home of Scarlett O'Hara in her 1936 novel "Gone With the Wind". Hindu mythology: Tara is one of the names of the wife of Shiva. See also Terra. Actress Tara Reid.

Tara has 5 variant forms: Tarah, Taralyn, Taralynn, Tarra and Tarrah.

For more information, see also related names Tamara and Taryn.

Baby names that sound like Tara are Dara, Taura, Tera, Tyra, Tora and Teara.

Tara is a very popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tara. Click here to compare Tara with related baby names.