# Dara

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɑːɹə/ · frequency rank #29,235

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish.
2. A female given name from Irish.

## Etymology
An Irish saint's name, from Irish Dáire.

## Easily confused with
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dr)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-day)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dry)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dna)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-der)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-das)
- **dat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dat)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dre)
- **DEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dea)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dax)
- **DRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-drc)
- **DRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-drm)
- **dba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dba)
- **DHA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dha)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dor)
- **DDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-ddr)
- **DNR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dnr)
- **DOA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-doa)
- **DMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dma)

## Common misspellings (5)
`adra`, `daar`, `darra`, `ddara`, `draa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dara