Daragh: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Daragh – Meaning: oak tree – Origin: Irish – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: DAH-rah


Daragh is an Irish boy's name meaning “oak tree”. It appears in our list of Wildwood Baby Names That Feel Like a Forest Walk.

Meaning & Origin of Daragh

Meaning: Oak tree.

Origin: Irish.

A common claim: "Fruitful oak" Actually: 'Fruitful' likely bleeds in from the separate, similarly-spelled Irish name Dáire ('fruitful, fertile'); Daragh/Dara's own root just means 'oak', with no fruitfulness element.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Daragh

Phonetic: DAH-rah   IPA: /ˈdɑːrə/

Popularity of Daragh

Daragh doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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