86%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Welsh Mythology, Pictish Meaning & History Means "thunder" in Welsh, from the old Celtic root *toranos. It appears briefly in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi [1]. The name is cognate to that of the Gaulish god Taranis. It was also borne by the 7th-century Pictish king Taran mac Ainftech. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Roottaran/toranosOther Languages & CulturesTaranis(Gaulish Mythology) User SubmissionTaran PopularityDetails Last ranked #770 in 2023 England and Wales Categories comedians, Disney characters, lightning, noise, Path to Nowhere characters, Saturday Night Live cast, thunder, weather, Welsh words, word names Sources & References Page at https://www.mabinogi.net/branwen.htm.
