Dara is a name with more than one origin. It is found in the Bible's Old Testament Books of Chronicles. As a Hebrew name it may mean "pearl of wisdom" or "wisdom and compassion", although in Modern Hebrew dara is part of the verb "to live", and in Aramaic it means "pearl", "father-of-pearl" or "marble". In Cambodian Khmer, Dara is a boy's name meaning "star". In Turkish and in Punjabi, Dara means "leader". In Persian Dara (Persian: ????) means "wealthy" and is a boy's name (Dara is also the name of a male doll, and Dara and Sara are sold as "Iran's Islamic alternative to Ken and Barbie" [LINK: http://www.islamfortoday.com/iran02.htm] [1]). In the Kiswahili version Dara means "the beautiful one". Dara also means "boy" in Indonesian. Dara is also frequently used in Ireland (and the United States), as either a male or a female given name, and it also occurs as a surname. The spelling v