# Tara

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɑːɹə/ · frequency rank #11,985

## Definitions
1. An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
2. An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
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. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:
7. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:
8. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:
9. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:
10. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-try)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tax)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tea)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tri)
- **tha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tha)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tor)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tat)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tsa)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tau)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-ter)
- **Tia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tia)
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tay)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tre)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tra)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tru)
- **TRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-trp)
- **TCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tca)
- **TWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-twa)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-tur)
- **toa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tara-vs-toa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`atra`, `taar`, `tarra`, `traa`, `ttara`

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