name
Dara
DAH-rah
ˈdɑːrɑListen
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Dara
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Khmer (Cambodia)
- Meaning
- a Khmer name derived from the Sanskrit and Pali tara meaning star, used for both boys and girls and widely beloved throughout Cambodia for its celestial imagery; in Khmer Buddhist cosmology stars are understood as luminous presences that guide travelers and mark sacred time, and the name Dara evokes brightness, direction, and the benevolent radiance of the heavens; the name is also associated with the figure of Tara in Mahayana Buddhism — the bodhisattva of compassion whose name means she who carries across — making Dara a name that resonates with both cosmic beauty and the Buddhist ideal of compassionate action in the world
- Gender
- unisex
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