Taras
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of tara form-of, plural
Proper Noun
- 1 Synonym of Tarentum, former name of Taranto: a city in Italy. historical
- 2 plural of Tara form-of, plural
- 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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