Darragh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Darragh

What is the meaning of the name Darragh ?

The baby name Darragh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAH-rah or DAR-ə (IPA: /ˈdɑːrə/ or /ˈdærə/).

Darragh is Irish in Origin.

Darragh is an Irish given name from Old Irish Dáire, interpreted as “fruitful, fertile”; by association with Irish doire “oak grove,” it is widely understood to mean “oak.” In Modern Irish, Dáire yielded forms Dara and Darragh, with the final -gh silent. The name evokes resilience and rootedness through its oak imagery while preserving the older sense of prosperity and fecundity.

Attested for numerous early Irish figures - such as Dáire mac Dedad and other Ulster Cycle personages - the name persisted in medieval annals and re-emerged strongly during the 20th-century Gaelic revival. Today Darragh is common in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora in Britain and Australasia, typically masculine, while Dara serves as a unisex counterpart. Variants include Dáire (standard Irish), Daragh and Darragh (Anglicized spellings), and Dara; note that non-Irish Dara (Hebrew/Persian) is etymologically separate.