Dara
I'm curious as to how you pronounce Dara. Do you say 'dair-ah' or 'dahr-ah'?
Also, what do you think of it? Is it a name that appeals to you; is it a name that you would use?
Also, what do you think of it? Is it a name that appeals to you; is it a name that you would use?
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Thanks for all the responses!
Dara isn't a name that I'd seriously consider. Daria is really more my style, however there was something simply and to-the-point about Dara that attracted me. However, I think the love affair was shortly lived as right now, the name is doing nothing for me. :/
Thanks again for all the responses!
Dara isn't a name that I'd seriously consider. Daria is really more my style, however there was something simply and to-the-point about Dara that attracted me. However, I think the love affair was shortly lived as right now, the name is doing nothing for me. :/
Thanks again for all the responses!
I say DAHR-ah.
I think Dara is sweet, I'm not certain how well it would age but I do like it. I don't think I would use it, but I'm not entirely certain why.
I prefer Dara for a girl, but it's also nice on a boy.
Adding that I also like all of the meanings for Dara.
I think Dara is sweet, I'm not certain how well it would age but I do like it. I don't think I would use it, but I'm not entirely certain why.
I prefer Dara for a girl, but it's also nice on a boy.
Adding that I also like all of the meanings for Dara.
This message was edited 3/12/2008, 12:35 PM
Boy: always DAWRa
Girl: I'm inclined to say DAWRa, but I know a DAYRa so I think of it as having 2 equally legit pronunciations. I like both.
Girl: I'm inclined to say DAWRa, but I know a DAYRa so I think of it as having 2 equally legit pronunciations. I like both.
Personally, I'd say DARE-uh. Don't hear that one too often at all. I always liked it. I think both pronunciations are acceptable.
Boy or Girl?
I would say DAHR-ah.
I would say DAHR-ah.
I'd say Dar-ah.
I say DAHR-ah, to rhyme with Mara and Lara. The only Dara (a girl) I've met IRL pronounced it DAIR-uh, though.
I do like the name, but I wouldn't use it because there are so many names I love more.
I do like the name, but I wouldn't use it because there are so many names I love more.
I would say DAH-ra, unless I met someone with this name who prn'd it otherwise. It's a sweet little name; seems perhaps a tiny bit insubstantial to me and would probably do well with a long mn. It does appeal, and I would appreciate meeting someone else's little one named Dara.
I pronounce it 'dah-rah'. Not a name I'd use, I think of it as a nn for Darinka (my cousin's name).
DAHR-ah. Are you thinking it for a boy or a girl? I like it for a boy, but I think I prefer Darragh. Not sure about it for a girl!
DAHR-ah, and while I think it's fine, I much prefer Daria. And yes, the character did influence that preference. ;)
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Pronounced "dah-rah"
I pronounce it 'dah-rah'. I personally wouldn't use it, but it's a cute name. :)
DAH-ra. There's something about it that sounds really dorky to me for some reason, I don't know why.... In my head Dara is someone who wears an anorak and has a calculator in her front pocket at all times. The sound is nice, but that's my association lol.
Dahr-rah.
It's okay-ish. Out of the -ara names, I would much prefer Lara.
It's okay-ish. Out of the -ara names, I would much prefer Lara.