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Jatara
How to Pronounce Jatara
Pronounced juh-TAR-uh /dʒəˈtɑr.ə/Medium
Meaning: Jatara is a modern African American coinage that fronts the Ja- prefix onto Tara. Tara means 'star' in Sanskrit and names the ancient Hill of Tara in Ireland; Jatara keeps that resonant element while the Ja- opening gives it its own contemporary shape.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jatara is a modern African American coinage pairing the Ja- prefix with Tara, a name meaning 'star' in Sanskrit and known as the Hill of Tara in Irish lore. Prefixed -tara names were fashionable among Black families in the 1980s, and Jatara sits comfortably among them. It appears in United States records from the mid-1980s and reached its faint high in the late 1980s.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, so a Jatara from that high would be in her thirties today. It reads as an of-its-era coinage rather than a revival, and its Tara core gives it its glow.
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What does the name Jatara mean?
It joins the Ja- prefix with Tara, which means 'star' in Sanskrit and names the Hill of Tara in Ireland.
How do you pronounce Jatara?
It's said juh-TAR-uh /dʒəˈtɑr.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Jatara a boy or girl name?
Jatara is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jatara?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.