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Tara

तरा

Tara is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin meaning star.

Meaning from Naam Dekho editorial.

Below: how Tara is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

girl Sanskrit 2 syllables Root 8 · Saturn

Tara in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
तरा
Marathi
तरा
Bengali
তরা
Tamil
தரா
Telugu
తరా
Gujarati
તરા
Kannada
ತರಾ
Malayalam
തരാ
Punjabi
ਤਰਾ
Odia
ତରା

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
8
Compound 8 — reduce to root 8
Root number
8
Ruling planet: ♄ Saturn
BankingInsuranceReal estateLong-term investment

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 8.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Purva Phalguni
Pada 2
Rashi (moon sign)
Simha (Leo)
From the first sound of Tara

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
Taru, Tari
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
2 syllables · Easy for non-Indian speakers

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