"Jude" > wrote in message
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> Kamala Ganesh wrote:
>
>> Tara in Sanskrit means "Star", it is a common girl's name in India.
>> There is also a female boddhisattava Tara - the Goddess of compassion in
>> Buddhism, it is a Tibetan name too. So, Dee Dee, you were not way off in
>> assuming it could be an Indian name.
>>
>> What does "Tara" mean in the western context?
>>
> Well, there's 'terra' is in earth.
>
> My daughter's name is Tara, but it's short for Kantara, which is based
> on the sapnish verb that means 'to sing'. (also think cantor in jewish
> religion.)

Beautiful -- now we have a pleasant combination -- singing star.

My beautiful dog - Akita, I named her "Hoshi" and even had her name carved
in aluminum on her kennel gate. In Japanese, Hoshi means Star; she was!
Dee Dee