Dara
Dara is a girl name of Filipino origin, meaning Star; maiden.
What Dara means
Star; maiden.
Dara is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Dara comes from
Filipino names reflect Spanish colonial history layered over indigenous languages, and blended or combined names are common.
Dara is recorded as Filipino in origin. Browse other Filipino names.
How popular is Dara?
Dara does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Dara
We group Dara under Star and the stars and sky — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Dara
These share Dara's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bituin — Star.
- Danica — Morning star.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Astra — Of the stars.
- Csilla — Morning star.
- Estelle — Star.
- Haruse — Star.
- Hesper — The evening star.
- Lyra — Lyre; harp.
- Naledi — Star.