Tara en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛəɹə/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtɑːɹə/
- /ˈtæɹə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.
Meanings
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An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
No more to chiefs and ladies bright The harp of Tara swells
1808, Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara:
- An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings. ▸ A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458)
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A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
Many had already taken out loans and purchased equipment in preparation for the program’s continuation, said Tara Roberts-Turner, general manager of the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC), a farmer-led distribution network serving more than 400 farmers and the state’s largest food hub.
2025 March 30, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, “‘A huge blow’: USDA cuts threaten to throw Wisconsin’s local food supply into disarray”, in CNN:
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A male given name.
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:
- Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill: ▸ A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill: ▸ An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
- Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill: ▸ A township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
- Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill: ▸ A township in Traverse County, Minnesota.
- Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill: ▸ A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
- Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill: ▸ A town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
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Translations (3)
ga Teamhair (Irish place name) · cmn 塔拉 (Irish place name) · pl Tara (Irish place name)