# Gara
## English
### Etymology

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Hungarian Gara, a variant of Garay.
* Reduced form of O' Gara, a surname of Irish origin.

### Proper noun

Gara (plural Garas)
* A surname.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Gara is the 36477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Gara is most common among White (77.16%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.72%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

### Anagrams

* raag, agar, Raga, raga, agra, Agra, Agar

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡá.ràː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [ɡə́.ràː]

### Proper noun

Gar̃ā̀ m
* Igala people
* Igala language

## Nupe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡá.ɾà/

### Proper noun

Gárà
* Igala people
* Igala language

## Romanian
### Etymology

From gara, definite form of gară (“train station”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gara f
* A village in Milișăuți, Suceava County, Romania

## Spanish
### Etymology

Gara is assumed to be derived from the first half of the name of Garajonay peak (the highest point on the island of La Gomera), formerly Garagono(c)he, from Guanche [Term?].

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡaɾa/ [ˈɡa.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -aɾa
* Syllabification: Ga‧ra

### Proper noun

Gara f
* a legendary Guanche woman from the island of La Gomera
** 2015 November 27, Goretti Alonso, “Una historia de amor legendaria”, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 5 March 2016:Al llegar a La Gomera recorrió la Isla en busca de Gara y hasta que no la encontró, no desfalleció.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* a female given name from Guanche
** 2012 January 27, “Daniel y Daniela, los nombres que más se usan en Canarias”, in La Provincia, Diario de Las Palmas, retrieved 5 March 2016:En cuanto a los nombres canarios más frecuentes, Gara y Nira, son los más usados para las niñas, mientras que para los niños los padres eligieron Aday, Ancor, Airam, Iriome, Nauzet y Abián.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2012 February 26, “´Estamos en medio de un momento histórico,´ Gara Rodríguez, Becaria de la cooperación canaria”, in La Provincia, Diario de Las Palmas, retrieved 5 March 2016:Aquella noche, las protestas se extendieron por muchos barrios de Dakar y Gara logró llegar a su casa sin sobresaltos.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2015 October 14, Verónica Galán, “Las K-narias dejan de ser iguales”, in La Opinión de Tenerife, retrieved 5 March 2016:Ahora, Gara Hernández luce una melena lisa rubia casi por completo y su hermana Loida se ha pasado al moreno oscuro con unas mechas californianas azules casi verdes.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### See also

* Jonay

### References

* ↑ Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) Nombres Personales de las Islas Canarias, 1 edition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Le Canarien ediciones - Libreando, →ISBN, pages 16 and 45; similar entry to be found online in: Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) “Gara, Garagonohe”, in Ínsuloamaziq (blog), retrieved 5 March 2016

### Further reading

* MisApellidos.com: “Descripciónes de Gara”