Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts طارق(Arabic, Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈtˤaː.riq/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic, from طرق (ṭaraqa) meaning "to knock" [1]. This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq ibn Ziyad was the Islamic general who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century.

Related Names

VariantsTarek, Tareq, Tarik(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesTarik(Bosnian) Tarık(Turkish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   wholesome   strong   strange   serious  

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Sources & References

  1. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 653.
Entry updated October 6, 2024