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Mac Dara - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Mac Dara

[ 3 syll. mac-da-ra, ma-c d-ara ] The boy name Mac Dara is pronounced MAEKDAERah KEY. Mac Dara has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in Irish. The name Mac Dara means 'son of oak'. Derived from mac 'son' ; darragh 'oak, oak tree'. The 6th-century Saint Mac Dara is the patron saint of a parish in Connemara; thus the name has been popular in Connemara. A variant of the name is the Irish short form Dara.

Mac Dara is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

KEY: English pronunciation for Mac Dara: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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