Dar

דַּר

• Gender: Unisex
• Origin: Modern Hebrew
• Meaning: mother of pearl

• Dar means "mother of pearl" in Hebrew, connecting this tiny name to one of nature's most quietly dazzling creations — the iridescent lining formed layer by patient layer inside a shell. It is a modern Hebrew gem that proves a name does not need length to carry beauty and substance. At just three letters and one syllable, Dar is about as spare and elegant as naming gets.

  Gender-neutral and minimalist, this name feels very of the moment while its Hebrew roots give it substance that most single-syllable names lack. It has the clean simplicity of Tal and the shimmer of Or, but something about that mother-of-pearl meaning makes it glow a little differently. Say it once and you will not forget it.

• Potential Sibling Name:
  Gal
  ,
  Ariel
  ,
  Shoval
  ,
  Or
• Theme: nature