Gadara as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gadara

What is the meaning of the name Gadara ?

The baby name Gadara is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡəˈdɑːrə/ (guh-DAH-ruh).

Gadara is Semitic in Origin.

Gadara derives from the ancient Levantine city Γάδαρα (Latin Gadara), one of the Decapolis in today’s northern Jordan. The toponym reflects a Northwest Semitic root g-d-r, “wall, fence, boundary,” yielding the sense “walled place” or “enclosed/fortified town.” Through Greek and Latin transmission, it entered biblical and classical literature, making the name familiar across languages despite its rarity as a given name.

Usage as a personal name is modern and uncommon, often chosen for its evocative history or biblical resonance - the Gospels mention the “country of the Gadarenes.” Associations include the Hellenistic writers Meleager and Menippus of Gadara. The name works as unisex. Variants and spellings include Gadera, Gaderah, Gadarah, and, in some Arabic and scholarly contexts, Jadara. Possible short forms are Gad and Dara.

⚙ Gadara is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 15 recorded uses, across 9 countries.