Indian Names · Girl
Tara name meaning
“star”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- T
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Tamil scriptதாரா
Tara is a girl's name from Sanskrit meaning 'star'.
What does Tara mean?
About the name Tara
Tara comes from Sanskrit tārā, 'star'. In Hindu tradition Tara is an astral goddess, and in Buddhism a bodhisattva. In Tamil it is தாரா.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ta-ra |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with T |
| Tamil script | தாரா |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Tara (2) · behindthename.com · meaning
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- Karthika♀The Pleiades constellation
- Krittika♀The Pleiades
- Naheed♀The planet Venus
- Najma♀Star
- Niharika♀Nebula
- Revati♀Wealthy
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- Sharvari♀Night
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