Muslim Name · Female · Persian origin
Tara Name Meaning in Islam
Star, global Muslim girls name.
- Meaning
- Star, global Muslim girls name
- Origin
- Persian
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- تارا
- Pronunciation
- TA-ra
- Lucky number
- 8
Is Tara an Islamic name? Yes. Tara is an established name in Muslim use, Persian in origin. Its settled meaning is: Star, global Muslim girls name. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ت-ر-ا / Sanskrit/Persian origin. Tārā means 'star' in Sanskrit and Persian. Used by South Asian Muslims for its softness and brightness.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Ta of completion opens, Alif of origin, Ra of mercy, Alif. A star reaching back to origin.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Tara's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, carried by a person as the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Tara is many things at once, and gets to choose which shows up when.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Star, from Persian/Urdu tara (star). Used by Muslim girls across Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and the global Muslim diaspora. Tara is a name that crosses cultural boundaries while maintaining astronomical beauty. 'And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps (masabih)' (67:5). Each star is a divine lamp. Tara names the girl who is one of these lights.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Tara
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Names sharing the ا Alif influence
Like Tara, these names carry Alif (ا) as their leading letter influence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Tara
What does the name Tara mean?
The letters of Tara, beginning with Ta, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read here? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Tara? →
Is Tara mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Tara included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Tara mean in Urdu?
The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Tara. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Tara a good Islamic name?
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Is Tara a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Tara in Ilm ul Huroof?
In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Tara is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
What names go perfectly with Tara as a sibling name?
Above, the related-names section gives the names parents most often pair with Tara. Use letter family and root as your guide.
Is Tara a rare or common Muslim name?
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