Tara

Meanings

1. An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
2. A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458)
3. A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
4. A male given name.
5. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:
6. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
7. An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
8. A township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
9. A township in Traverse County, Minnesota.
10. A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
11. A town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

1. A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit.

1. A surname.

1. A barangay of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
2. A barangay of Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
3. A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
4. A barangay of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

1. Goodbye.

1. The tern.

1. A small silver coin current in South India at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese.

1. A plant native to Peru, the spiny holdback, Tara spinosa

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.

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