Darth Vader, lol.
I knew a Californian woman in the early 90s who had a young daughter named Dareth. It's a 70s style hippie name, is my impression - along the lines of
Dusty or Tangela or
Venus, but new-age-ier. She had some explanation of its meaning and origin that I can't remember, but she believed it was an old and rare name, as far as I could tell.
I have trouble with TAR-a / TAIR-a too. I get used to one, and then meet someone who's the other, and screw it up. A
Tara I know (pron.
Terra) said that when she went to England, people teased her when she introduced herself. They'd laugh and say "Oh, like a 'little terror'?"
- mirfak