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From UK:GIRLS:Tabitha May (Harriet and Rory)
Talia Rose (Emma and John), siblings Cosmo and Scarlet Willow
Tamsin Hope (Claire and Andrew)
Tara Elizabeth Aurora (Sally and Gareth)
Thea Amelie (Leigh and Richard)
Theodora Kate (Chloe Rose and Paul)
Trixie Violet (Polly and Dan), sister Betsy Delilah

BOYS:Tadgh Alfred (Miki and Tom)
Tarka William (Suzy and Erskine), sisters Misty and Myla
Tarka William Cameron (Georgina and Caspar), siblings Orlando Alistair Valentine and Iona Victoria Tara
Theodore Alfred James (Pollyanna and Timothy), sister Amelia Faye Julia
Theodore Andrew Isaac (Emma and Michael)
Theodore Christopher Peter (Abigail and Tom)
Theodore Colman (Sarah and James)
Theodore John Crawshaw ‘Ted’ (Lorien and Adam)
Theodore Philip Noel (Sabine and Edward)
Theodore Robert George (Fenella and Anthony), sister Jemima Elisabeth Anna
Thomas Alexander (Emma and Paul), sister Isabel DaisyThomas is mother’s maiden name
Thomas Benedict (Kelly and George)
Thomas Edward James (Charlotte and Matthew), brother George Thomas PiperPiper is mother’s maiden name
Thomas Leonard Fyers (Mikala and James)
Thomas Philip James (Alice and Philip), sister Lily Grace
Thomas Richard (Michelle and Bert), sisters Charlotte LucyLottie’ and Florence Amy
Thomas Richard Frederick (Samantha and Richard), brother William Sam Eaton
Thomas Richard Henry (Katie and James), brother William Alistair George Lionel
Thomas Stephen (Carly and James)
Thomas William (Alice and Simon)
Thomas William Borthwick (Oliver and Megan), sister Eloise
Tiago Rafferty Redfern (Oliver and Delphine)
Tobias John (Alice)
Tobias William Edward (Rachel and Spencer), brother Harry Thomas James
Toby Charles Frobisher (Jenny and Matthew)
Toby Henry Joseph (Clare and Henry)
Tom Barnaby (Henry and Emily)

From Croatia:GIRLS:Tamara (Dragan & Marija)
Tamara (Mario & Melanija)
Tamara (Zoran & Mirjana)
Tara (Miroslav & Marina)
Tara (Dario & Katarina)
Tea (Ljubomir & Kristina)
Tena (Goran & Marija)
Tena (Ivan & Vlatka)
Tena (Tihomir & Lucija)
Tonka (Ivan & Iva)
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I like Tara Elizabeth and Thea.
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I like:Tom Barnaby
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Not one Tarka William, but two! Remarkable indeed. Is there a reason for it - sudden outbreak of fondness for otters, maybe? Or just the kind of thing that a random universe might be expected to confuse us with now and then?To my surprise, I rather like it!
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Random universe combined with the fact that Tarka is my number 1 guilty pleasure, so I probably put it into the search engine when going through the birth announcements last year. If I lived in the UK I’d definitely use it, Sebastian Tarka and Gabriel Tarka both sound good to me. I just checked and there were 3 Trakas born in England and Wales in 2010. I wonder how it will fare in 2014 lists. I’ve also seen it as a nickname for Tarquin.
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I like:Thea Amelie
Theodora Kate (nice combo)
Tamsin Hope (sweetly old-fashioned in a countryside sort of way)
Amelia Faye Julia
Jemima Elisabeth AnnaTadgh Alfred
William Alastair George Lionel
Thomas Benedict
Tom Barnaby
Tiago Rafferty Redfern (unusual but it works well)Tena is pretty.
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Tiago Rafferty Redfern ?? Fantastic. I also am glad to see Tamsin. I just really like that name. Hope is a bit passe to me for the middle, but it conveys a lot of meaning, so I cannot dislike it that much. Still, Tamsin could have used a spunkier pairing. Fear of Tammy is the only thing that keeps me from putting Tamsin on my own list. Also - Trixie! perfect sib to a Betsy... and even Mama Polly matches. Violet is a great middle name for this. Very grounding, yet light and airy.
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I like Theodora Kate. Something regal with something casual.
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Tarka caught my eye. I hadn't seen it before.
Inspired by Tarka Cordell, I guess. Strange though, since he was a suicide. Just inspired by the use of Tarka for places and things in UK?
Interesting. I wonder if it was just invented by the author, or what.

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It must be in use elsewhere too.. I remember reading the Chronicles of Narnia as a kid and the royalty in the city of Calorman were called Tarkeena and Tarkaans. Plus, Tarka is the name of a town in Bangladesh and also a word to describe Indian seasoning (though, I admit that last tidbit has a Wikipedia reference. I kinda like Tarka.
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The book would be my first thought - it's still in print & the old film makes it onto family 'best of' lists. Wikipedia says Williamson invented the name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarka_the_Otter
Unless these people are actually related to him, I doubt Tarka Cordell had any influence. I'd never heard of him & it looks like he was an old school pal of some famous peeps, not a celebrity himself.
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Agree with this. I've seen Tarka a few times in Times and Telegraph BAs, I think Tarka the Otter is the inspiration!
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Tarka is a Polish surname.
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Perhaps it is also a nickname for Tarquin? Or perhaps after the footballer David Tarka?

This message was edited 3/16/2015, 1:58 AM

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