TARA - Meaning and Origin of Name

The origin of female name TARA is: gaelic; hindi; indian; irish; romanian; Scottish.

The meaning of the name is: "Shining." In myth, Tara is one of the names of the wife of Shiva. TIRA; A hill where the kings met; Irish/Gaelic name meaning "rocky hill," or "from the crag of a tower."Variants include Tarah, Tarra, and Tarrah.; Irish/Gaelic name meaning "rocky hill," or "from the crag of a tower."Variants include Tarah, Tarra, and Tarrah. TEAMHAIR; myth name (goddess of the sea); rocky hill; Where the kings met also Tara's Halls were the place where ancient Bards sang deeds of Irish heroes. The ruins of the Halls are on the hill of Tara meaning crag or tower in Gaelic..

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