Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.
  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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An Irish saint's name, from Gaelic dara "oak".

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Examples

  • I called Dara, gave her instructions, and Evalie went with her.

    Dwellers in the Mirage 2004

  • Update: commenter "Dara" - any relation to a guy named Robert McClelland, Dara?

    Daimnation!: These people may have nukes soon 2005

  • We looked up a book for Thai names and decided to call her Dara, which meant star.

    Getting Cooler with Polar Bears Kirsty 2008

  • We looked up a book for Thai names and decided to call her Dara, which meant star.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Kirsty 2008

  • M.] 137 The description of Dara is amply and correctly given by Procopius, (Persic.l. i.c. 10, l.

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

  • Then, whilst Arabs were sending in their captures of women, children, and cattle, Manua Sera made off to a district called Dara, where he formed an alliance with its chief, Kifunja, and boasted he would attack Kaze as soon as the travelling season commenced, when the place would be weakened by the dispersion of the Arabs on their ivory excursions.

    The Discovery of the Source of the Nile John Hanning Speke 1845

  • One woman told Reuters her daughter, who preferred Barbie, called Dara and Sara "ugly and fat."

    Breaking News: CBS News 2012

  • Syrian regime launches new attacks on Hama, other restive cities Reporting from Beirut- The human toll of the Syrian government's pre- Ramadan crackdown on opposition protests continued to rise Monday as security forces launched new attacks in the flash point cities of Hama, Dair Alzour and Bukamal in southern Dara province, according to activists.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • Syrian regime launches new attacks on Hama, other restive cities Reporting from Beirut- The human toll of the Syrian government's pre- Ramadan crackdown on opposition protests continued to rise Monday as security forces launched new attacks in the flash point cities of Hama, Dair Alzour and Bukamal in southern Dara province, according to activists.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • Dara, which is developing compounds to treat pain in cancer patients and to fight metabolic diseases, will put up 500,000 of common stock as collateral for the loan, according to the SEC document.

    Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals 2010

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