Gara

According to local legend in the Canary Islands, Gara was a young princess who fell in love with a peasant's son, Jonay. Their relationship was condemned by a local priest and the day of their marriage a great earthquake shook the islands. The couple fled together and, according to legend, committed joint suicide at a peak on the island of La Gomera now known as Garajonay Peak.

Pronounced GAR-ah.

As of October 2026, Gara ranked #12229 in US births in 2000 SSA, peaked at #3776 in 1950.