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Well, Taurus and Tauros certainly are the ancient Latin and Greek names of the constellation, but Taurean as a given name probably has a more recent origin. As a modern given name, it seems to have been created as the stage name of the actor Taurean Blacque, who at birth was named Herbert Middleton Jr. His most famous role was as detective Neal Washington on the 1980s American television series Hill Street Blues. If your friend was born after 1981 in the USA, or even close enough to the Canal Zone in Panama to be exposed to American television, his parents were probably inspired by Mr. Blacque's fame.

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Indeed the name is of Ancient Greek origin, a variation of "TAYROS", ("bull"), as Pavlos already mentioned.

LGPN (http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/) covers 23 variations of the name, shared between 128 people in the ancient times.

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The name "TAYROS" goes very far back in time, since the earliest recorded use of it is on a Mycenaean (Linear B) inscription, from around 1500 BCE.

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This message was edited 3/14/2006, 7:08 AM

Taurus in Latin = Bull, as in the sign of the zodiac, so Taurean would be: Like a bull. No idea about its history as a name ... but a glance at his date of birth might well Reveal All.