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Tara (name) is a popular female Given name of the 20th Century and a nickname for Tamara, and may refer to:
Places
- Tara, Ireland, the home of the High Kings of Ireland
- Tara, Russia, a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia
- Tara, Saga, a town in Saga Prefecture, Japan
- Tara Mountain and Tara National Park in Serbia
- Tara River (Montenegro) in Montenegro, the largest tributary of the Drina River
- Tara River (Russia) in Russia, a tributary of Irtysh
- Tara River (Italy) in Italy, a river near Taranto
- Tara, Australia, a place in Queensland
- Tara, Canada, a village in Ontario
Deities
- Tara (Devi), a Hindu Mahavidya, the saving aspect of the Goddess
- Tara (Buddhist), a female deity representing enlightened activity and fearlessness
- Tara (Polynesian), a beautiful sea goddess in Polynesian mythology
Schools
- Tara Anglican School for Girls, an K-12 independent school for girls in North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Films
- Tara (1970 film), an Indian film directed by M. Krishnan Nair
- Tara (1978 film), a Mauritius film directed by Brijmohun
- Tara (1992 film), an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena
- Tara (2001 film), an American film known in the USA as Hood Rat, directed by Leslie Small and starring Isaiah Washington and Ice T
- Tara (2002 film), a Dutch film directed by Jet Homoet and Metje Postma
Companies
- Tara Energy, an energy company serving electricity to the residential, commercial, and industrial segments in Houston, Texas
Other
- Tara (spider), a genus of jumping spiders
- Tara in Hindi (Aryan) language means star
- Tara Cheyne, a journalist
- Tara Brooch, an artifact from Ireland
- Tara Reid, an actress
- Tara of Helium, a fictional character appearing in the Martian novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, primarily The Chessmen of Mars, in which she is the heroine
- Tara Fremont, or called "Tara, the Jungle Girl" and "Too Tall Tara", a fictional character appearing in AC Comics
- Tara Maclay, a character played by Amber Benson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Tara (Xena), a character in
- Tara, plantation home of Scarlett O'Hara, in the film Gone with the Wind
- The Androids of Tara, a Doctor Who serial (in which Tara is the name of a planet)
- Tara, a realm in the online game BattleMaster
- Tara (more properly tārā), an unofficial money unit in Tahiti, see CFP franc
- Tara (Northern Ireland), a loyalist group in Northern Ireland
- Tara, a remixer in the Gescom music collective on their 1998 EP That
- Tara Lipinski, Olympic Gold Metalist Figure Skater
- Tara Daniel, 2005 Drum Major for the Bands Of America Honor Band in the 2005 Tournament of Roses Parade
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