Taras

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of tara form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Tarentum, former name of Taranto: a city in Italy. historical
  2. 2
    plural of Tara form-of, plural
  3. 3
    A male given name from Ukrainian.

Example

More examples

"Tom Jackson graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1998."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Taras, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Tarentum and Taranto.

Etymology 2

From Ukrainian Тара́с (Tarás).

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