HinduGirlSanskrit
Tara: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“star”
تارا
तारा
What Tara means
Tara (تارا, Sanskrit तारा) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “star”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, tārā.
Tara at a glance
- Meaning
- star
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- taa-ra
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- T · ت
Meaning of Tara
- In English
- star
- اردو میں معنی
- ستارہ، تارا
Origin and history of Tara
Sanskrit tārā, 'star'.
Base wordSanskrit tārā
How to say and write Tara
- Say it
- taa-ra2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Tara
- Urdu
- تارا
- Original script
- तारा
- Other spellings
- Taara
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Tara
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Tara.
- Tapanتپنwarming; burning; the sunBoySanskrit
- Tarachandتارا چندstar and moonBoySanskrit
- Tarakتارکcarrying across; saviour; starBoySanskrit
- Tejasتیجسbrilliance; splendour; energyBoySanskrit
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
- Amitabhامیتابھof boundless splendourBoySanskrit
Names like Tara
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- ChandniچاندنیmoonlightGirlUrdu
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Tara
Questions about the name Tara
What does the name Tara mean?
Tara means “star”. In Urdu: ستارہ، تارا. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Tara a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Tara is a girl’s name.
Is Tara a Hindu name?
Yes. Tara is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit tārā, 'star'.
How do you pronounce Tara?
Say it “taa-ra”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Tara in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Tara is written تارا. In its original script: तारा.
What are other spellings of Tara?
Tara is also spelled Taara.
Is the meaning of Tara verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.