[Opinions] Tara?
I think I'm starting to fall for this name.
Gone With the Wind is great; Irish connections are good too; Can also mean star in Sanskrit.
Is it Tar-Rah, Tair-uh, etc?
What are your thoughts on this name?
Gone With the Wind is great; Irish connections are good too; Can also mean star in Sanskrit.
Is it Tar-Rah, Tair-uh, etc?
What are your thoughts on this name?
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i think it might be to do with accents. in he UK we would prononce it TAHR-a but in the US its more like TEH-ra or TAIR-a.
i don't like it at all personally. but that's just my opinion!
i don't like it at all personally. but that's just my opinion!
I agree with the poster who said that it's tacky. Years ago my older sister had a horse that she named Tara, so that's all I can think of.
To tell the truth, I find it somewhat tacky, also because of the Gone with the Wind association.
I pronounce it TAIR-uh, but I find it easy to use TAR-uh if the Tara in question prefers that pronunciation. Where I live, I think TAIR-uhs are the norm, and TAR-uhs are few and far between.
I like the name, but it doesn't exactly excite me. Tara feels somewhat dated, imo. I grew up with so many Taras; it's hard for me to separate it from the rest of the Jennifer/Lisa/Michelle/Kelly generation.
I like the name, but it doesn't exactly excite me. Tara feels somewhat dated, imo. I grew up with so many Taras; it's hard for me to separate it from the rest of the Jennifer/Lisa/Michelle/Kelly generation.
I pronounce it TARE-uh, and I really don't like it. Which is werid because I like Sarah. I think it's because I've disliked nearly everyone I've ever met with that name.
Considering Tara is on of my best friends names, I am a bit biased. She poronounces it Tair-un (and had to train me not to prn it Tar-ah). I don't like it prn tah-ruh though.
I really dislike how it's 'a rat' backwards.
I really dislike how it's 'a rat' backwards.
I'm really conscious of the fact that you (probably) pronounce it differently to me. I say TAR-a, and to me all I hear is the Tar sound, which in turn makes me think of the black stuff on roads :( Therefore, I find it incredibly ugly. The other prn. sounds so stilted in my accent, so I could never bring myself to like this name.
I pronounce it Tar-Rah. I don't really like the name to be honest. I think it would be better as a nickname for something, not sure what though.
In the UK it is always pronounced Tah-ra to rhyme with Cara, Kara, Lara, Zara (and sometimes Sara) etc. It really bugs me that some people pronounce it Tair-a! It should be like the word "tar" with and "a" on the end.
Anyway, I do like it. I know some people in Britain will think of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (posh socialite who's always in magazines, on tv etc) but she doesn't put me off the name. I like the sound and I think it's quite sophisticated and arty without being too frilly or eccentric. I've been thinking recently of adding it to my PNL.
You've also just reminded me that I still haven't seen Gone With The Wind. I actually taped it at Christmas so one of these days I might get round to watching it.
Edited to add: It's not very popular in Britain (but not completely unheard of). I don't think I've ever known anyone called Tara. I meant to add this to message when I wrote it.
Anyway, I do like it. I know some people in Britain will think of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (posh socialite who's always in magazines, on tv etc) but she doesn't put me off the name. I like the sound and I think it's quite sophisticated and arty without being too frilly or eccentric. I've been thinking recently of adding it to my PNL.
You've also just reminded me that I still haven't seen Gone With The Wind. I actually taped it at Christmas so one of these days I might get round to watching it.
Edited to add: It's not very popular in Britain (but not completely unheard of). I don't think I've ever known anyone called Tara. I meant to add this to message when I wrote it.
This message was edited 4/4/2008, 9:09 AM
Thank you.
I saw Gone With the Wind in school, but I wasn't able to really concentrate on it because of the other students. They didn't really want to watch it.
I saw Gone With the Wind in school, but I wasn't able to really concentrate on it because of the other students. They didn't really want to watch it.
I knew a Tara (Tair-uh), and thought the name was kind of cool at first. Then over the few months we worked together, I really began to dislike her personality. I, of course, think of her.
Not completely unpleasant, but enough for me not want to use it. Okay for someone else.
Not completely unpleasant, but enough for me not want to use it. Okay for someone else.
Thanks
Yeah, I agree in that. Lovely names just seem to need lovely people to go with!