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Taryn Van Dyke (b. 1986; granddaughter of actor Dick Van Dyke) is an actress known for Murder 101 (2006), and Diagnosis Murder (1993).
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My name is Taryn and I pronounce it like “Karen” with a “T.” I was born in 1982 and my dad selected the name because he recalled that Tyrone Power named his daughter Taryn in the 1950s and my dad always really liked the name. Growing up, I never met another Taryn, but I liked that because to me it meant my name was unique. What I like about my name is that it is unique but not so bizarre that I was ever made fun of for my name. In fact, I get tons of compliments on my name, which leads me to believe that all the haters commenting here are just jealous they don’t have a cool, unique, and pretty name like Taryn. Their parents probably named them something super common, trashy, or boring and they’re taking it out on all the bad a$$ Taryns of the world.
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My name is Taryn. I love my name. It is kind of unique but not so different that I am the only one with the name. I would know as I have a girl in my class who has a cousin who is called Taryn. It gets a bit confusing when people see the label and it shows Taryn on it. They think it is mine and give it to me instead. Also confusing when my friend talks about going out with Taryn (her cousin) I understand why some people don't like the name Taryn as I didn't when I was a few years younger (in primary) but now I love it even if the supply and zoom teachers are always asking my how to say Taryn. My class call me TA-RIN or TAR-IN. When I was in Nursery and Reception, my name-tag had my name spelt Tarin or Tarrin. Last year, when my school started homeschooling on zoom (which was before the other schools in England)I met someone from Maidstone (as my school is a Global school) called Erin...She was a friendly girl which the boys laughed about her when we went back to our own school. Taryn can mean loads of things...Most of them are listed below:
Scots-Gaelic: Tender/Innocent
Irish-Gaelic: Rocky Hill/Beautiful Hill
Norse-Celtic: Thunder
Latin: Of the Earth
English: Rock
Greek: The Reaper
Hebrew: Wild Goat
Arabic: To Carry
Sanskrit: Young
Greco-Roman: Queen
Scandinavian: Little Princess
I also googled what my name meant a few years ago and it came up saying it meant the Irish Hills from the combination Erin (Irish) and Tara (Hill). I also googled what a nickname for Taryn is and it came up with: Tar-bear, Lil T, Ryn, Taco, Taryn-Bo-Barin, Taz. IMAGINE BEING CALLED Tar-Bear, Lil T, Taco or Taryn-Bo-Barin! I can say I have been called Ryn and Taz. In Fact, my class call me Taz and my mum calls me Ryn. Maybe, mum calls me Ryn because she thinks I am skinny..I asked mum why she named me Taryn and she told me that she got my name out of a baby book after I was born but my sister had a name from one of her friends.
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Scots-Gaelic: Tender/Innocent
Irish-Gaelic: Rocky Hill/Beautiful Hill
Norse-Celtic: Thunder
Latin: Of the Earth
English: Rock
Greek: The Reaper
Hebrew: Wild Goat
Arabic: To Carry
Sanskrit: Young
Greco-Roman: Queen
Scandinavian: Little Princess
I also googled what my name meant a few years ago and it came up saying it meant the Irish Hills from the combination Erin (Irish) and Tara (Hill). I also googled what a nickname for Taryn is and it came up with: Tar-bear, Lil T, Ryn, Taco, Taryn-Bo-Barin, Taz. IMAGINE BEING CALLED Tar-Bear, Lil T, Taco or Taryn-Bo-Barin! I can say I have been called Ryn and Taz. In Fact, my class call me Taz and my mum calls me Ryn. Maybe, mum calls me Ryn because she thinks I am skinny..I asked mum why she named me Taryn and she told me that she got my name out of a baby book after I was born but my sister had a name from one of her friends.
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I like it.
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My name is Taryn. It’s pronounced like Erin with a T. I’ve also used the example that it’s pronounced like “TEAR-in” (tear like you tear a piece of paper). My middle name is Nicole. (I’m not the same person and have no relation to the Taryn that posted on 2/13/07. Interestingly, I did have the same experience with my French teacher but I just accepted her French pronunciation of my name.)
I’m female and was born in 1975 in the US. My first name was going to be Nicole until my mom heard the name Taryn. As others have said, Tyrone Power named his daughter Taryn and that’s how my mom learned of the name.
I didn’t like my name during my school years - everyone always had to be taught how to say it and/or spell it. For a “painfully shy” kid, (i.e. social phobia) that was torture. In my same grade in grades 1-4 was another girl who pronounced her name the same but spelled it Terrhan. The other “drawback” as a kid was that I could never find any pre-made personalized things (such as the “license plates” for kids’ bikes or name stickers).
I’ve had tons of compliments on my name over the years. Most people I’ve encountered had never heard the name Taryn until about 15 years ago. I’ve never seen or heard anything negative about the name until the comments on this page.
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I’m female and was born in 1975 in the US. My first name was going to be Nicole until my mom heard the name Taryn. As others have said, Tyrone Power named his daughter Taryn and that’s how my mom learned of the name.
I didn’t like my name during my school years - everyone always had to be taught how to say it and/or spell it. For a “painfully shy” kid, (i.e. social phobia) that was torture. In my same grade in grades 1-4 was another girl who pronounced her name the same but spelled it Terrhan. The other “drawback” as a kid was that I could never find any pre-made personalized things (such as the “license plates” for kids’ bikes or name stickers).
I’ve had tons of compliments on my name over the years. Most people I’ve encountered had never heard the name Taryn until about 15 years ago. I’ve never seen or heard anything negative about the name until the comments on this page.
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My name is Taryn.
When I asked my mother where my name came from, she told me that she was reading War and Peace while she was pregnant and found my name in there as a nickname for Natasha. When I was about nine (I was an early and prolific reader), I read the book and couldn't find my name. She told me I must have missed it.
Years later I read that Tyrone Powers had named his daughter Taryn as a take-off from his own name. She was born in 1953, I was born in 1955. So as it turns out, my mother was not reading War and Peace, she was reading movie magazines.
She was quite the liar.
I did not know of or meet anyone with the same name until I was in my mid-twenties.
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When I asked my mother where my name came from, she told me that she was reading War and Peace while she was pregnant and found my name in there as a nickname for Natasha. When I was about nine (I was an early and prolific reader), I read the book and couldn't find my name. She told me I must have missed it.
Years later I read that Tyrone Powers had named his daughter Taryn as a take-off from his own name. She was born in 1953, I was born in 1955. So as it turns out, my mother was not reading War and Peace, she was reading movie magazines.
She was quite the liar.
I did not know of or meet anyone with the same name until I was in my mid-twenties.
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My name is Taryn. I love my name. It’s pronounced TAR (as in asphalt) -in. Just Tar for short. I was named after my awesome great grandmother who was born in NYC in 1914 to Welsh immigrants. Her parents intended her name to be an alternate spelling of Taran, which is a Welsh name that means “thunder.” I met a Taryn whose name was intended to be a combination of Tara and Lynn, her aunts’ names. One of my professors created an entire faerie tale and made-up meaning around the name Taryn to name her daughter after. I love that so much. I don’t think the name Taryn is a name in its own right or has a definitive meaning. So, I think the meaning of Taryn is whatever the name-givers intend it to mean. (Which goes for any name, really. Anything can mean anything. It’s all about intention. Imagination.) I hope this is helpful.
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To the people who think the name Taryn is a dreadful name, those are your thoughts and please keep them to yourself. My name is Taryn and while there are other meanings of the name my mother told me that she and my father picked my name because of the Scot-Galic meaning tender. My name also reminds me of my past and the strong and brave people who are part of my ancestry who may have carried the name themselves.
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My name is spelled Taryne, & pronounced like Karen. Although no one can seem to pronounce it correctly, I love it. All of the name-hating trolls can have their own names all to themselves. Yet, it takes all kinds, right?
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I received my name Taryn from a lady who shared a hospital room with my mother in Massachusetts in 1967 at a woman's hospital. The lady was Portuguese... truth be told NO one knows the true meaning of the name Taryn... but it is pretty and I get a LOT of people who say they love it. One of my dentist's named his daughter Taryn.
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My name is Taryan. Yes, different spelling than most people would see or even use if they name their daughters with this name. I happen to love my name and its spelling. It is different and unique! Yes, most people have trouble pronouncing my name when they see it spelled, but despite that I am happy my dad spelt my name the way he did. I am glad to have a not so ordinary name. I generally tell people to say it like Karen but with a T. Not really sure why this name, or any other name would bother people so much. I realize it's not for everyone, but hey, you don't have this name so why should you hate it so much?! I could understand it if you had the name and didn't like it.
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When used for a boy, this name means 'thunder'.
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I've never liked this name. There was always something about it I never liked. I know 2 Taryns. They're not bad people but they can both be obnoxious, like this name. It fits them well.
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My daughter's name is Taryn and she was born in 1976. The name is from Tyrone Power & his wife Linda who called their daughter Taryn in 1953.
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Absolutely horrid name, but that's not the point.
I don't think it should be linked to Tara for many reasons. Maybe when Tara became popular as a name, people came up with Taryn, but historically... no...
The Welsh word for thunder is taranau. So, erm... no.
Furthermore, there is NO evidence that Taryn is anything other than a made up name... It sure as HELL isn't Latin or anything other than a made up English name... and those "meanings" cited on the wiki page that anyone can edit? They're made up too.
It's a bit like saying Neveah (a similar trashy, made-up name) means 'beautiful sylph' and is ancient Aramaic.
You're fooling nobody, and making meanings up for a name doesn't make it so.
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I don't think it should be linked to Tara for many reasons. Maybe when Tara became popular as a name, people came up with Taryn, but historically... no...
The Welsh word for thunder is taranau. So, erm... no.
Furthermore, there is NO evidence that Taryn is anything other than a made up name... It sure as HELL isn't Latin or anything other than a made up English name... and those "meanings" cited on the wiki page that anyone can edit? They're made up too.
It's a bit like saying Neveah (a similar trashy, made-up name) means 'beautiful sylph' and is ancient Aramaic.
You're fooling nobody, and making meanings up for a name doesn't make it so.
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Taryn could be a variant of Tara, mixed with names like Caryn or Erin. It's definitely not Scandinavian for "little princess". Little princess is "liten prinsessa" in Swedish and "lille prinsesse" in Danish and Norwegian.
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My name is Tarynne Nichole. My name is pronounced like Karen but with a T and a few extra letters. My mom's name is Tara so she made my name sound like hers. It's a pain in the butt sometimes because people always misspell it or try to read it and pronounce it that way, but I love my name because it is unique.
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There are two primary sources for the name Taryn, and neither of them are remotely related to the etymology given here, which the real etymologies predate by some 2300 years.
As a female name Taryn derives from the Irish name Tara, via a curious amalgamation of ideas. Tara was the geographical name of the mythological seat of the ancient Irish kings, from the Gaelic 'tor' (as in 'Glastonbury Tor', "hill, mound"; this also gave us the word 'tower') and the Old English 'torr' ("rocky hill"); via the Welsh 'twrr' ("pile") and probably the Ancient Greek 'týrris' ("tower"). When the Celts were introduced to Greco-Roman mythology they assimilated Diana, the Greco-Roman goddess of the hunt, and relocated her to Tara where her name evolved from Diana to Dana, Tana, and eventually Tara... the mythic power of the place combined with the mythic power of the foreign goddess to create a new Celtic deity - the druidic goddess Tara - and the Celts had a new and auspicious name for their daughters.
Interestingly the feminine name Tara didn't evolve into Taryn until after the appearance of Taryn as a masculine name. Also interestingly that name too has Welsh origins.
As a male name Taryn derives from the Welsh name Tarrant, via Old Welsh 'taranau' ("to thunder") and 'taran' ("thunder"). This may have also given us the English name Trent via Celtic 'tarrent' ("trespasser"), their name for what eventually became known as the River Trent in NW England, which overflowed when there were big storms - hence the 'thunder' association. The Celts adopted the Welsh name for their god of thunder 'Taranis' ("thunder"), via the proto-Celt 'toranos' (still "thunder") which also influenced the name of the Norse thunder god, Thor. Over time this evolved from Taranis to the Gaelic 'Taran' and eventually to the Irish 'Tuireann' and the Anglo/English 'Taryn'.
From there the name split along two divergent paths. Before returning to Welsh as 'Taryn' (still "thunder"), which became a moderately popular masculine name within Wales but was rarely used for males elsewhere, it recombined with the Irish name (and concept) 'Tara', changing it too to 'Taryn', a much more popular feminine name that is used throughout the English-speaking world but is most prevalent in the Commonwealth.
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As a female name Taryn derives from the Irish name Tara, via a curious amalgamation of ideas. Tara was the geographical name of the mythological seat of the ancient Irish kings, from the Gaelic 'tor' (as in 'Glastonbury Tor', "hill, mound"; this also gave us the word 'tower') and the Old English 'torr' ("rocky hill"); via the Welsh 'twrr' ("pile") and probably the Ancient Greek 'týrris' ("tower"). When the Celts were introduced to Greco-Roman mythology they assimilated Diana, the Greco-Roman goddess of the hunt, and relocated her to Tara where her name evolved from Diana to Dana, Tana, and eventually Tara... the mythic power of the place combined with the mythic power of the foreign goddess to create a new Celtic deity - the druidic goddess Tara - and the Celts had a new and auspicious name for their daughters.
Interestingly the feminine name Tara didn't evolve into Taryn until after the appearance of Taryn as a masculine name. Also interestingly that name too has Welsh origins.
As a male name Taryn derives from the Welsh name Tarrant, via Old Welsh 'taranau' ("to thunder") and 'taran' ("thunder"). This may have also given us the English name Trent via Celtic 'tarrent' ("trespasser"), their name for what eventually became known as the River Trent in NW England, which overflowed when there were big storms - hence the 'thunder' association. The Celts adopted the Welsh name for their god of thunder 'Taranis' ("thunder"), via the proto-Celt 'toranos' (still "thunder") which also influenced the name of the Norse thunder god, Thor. Over time this evolved from Taranis to the Gaelic 'Taran' and eventually to the Irish 'Tuireann' and the Anglo/English 'Taryn'.
From there the name split along two divergent paths. Before returning to Welsh as 'Taryn' (still "thunder"), which became a moderately popular masculine name within Wales but was rarely used for males elsewhere, it recombined with the Irish name (and concept) 'Tara', changing it too to 'Taryn', a much more popular feminine name that is used throughout the English-speaking world but is most prevalent in the Commonwealth.
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I do have a bit of a soft spot for it, as it's relatively uncommon and more unique than "Tara" or "Taylor".
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It's always pronounced TER-in where I live. I don't like it, it sounds trashy.
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My best friend has this name, but she spells is Taren (like Karen with a T). I've also known several Taryn's, and a boy who spelled it Taran. All of them pronounce it TARE-IN.
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My name is Taryn and it is a very old name. Is Irish/Gaelic meaning "Beautiful Hillside".
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According to wiki:
"'Taryn' is a unisex name of various meanings and origins. It is found in a variety of cultures and ethnicities, its meaning is dependent on culture:
* Scots-Gaelic: Tender/Innocent
* Irish-Gaelic: Rocky Hill
* Norse-Celtic: Thunder
* Latin: Of the Earth
* English: Rock
* Greek: The Reaper
* Hebrew: Wild Goat
* Arabic: To Carry
* Sanskrit: Young
* Greco-Roman: Queen
* Scandinavian: Little Princess"
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"'Taryn' is a unisex name of various meanings and origins. It is found in a variety of cultures and ethnicities, its meaning is dependent on culture:
* Scots-Gaelic: Tender/Innocent
* Irish-Gaelic: Rocky Hill
* Norse-Celtic: Thunder
* Latin: Of the Earth
* English: Rock
* Greek: The Reaper
* Hebrew: Wild Goat
* Arabic: To Carry
* Sanskrit: Young
* Greco-Roman: Queen
* Scandinavian: Little Princess"
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Love this name! Such a nice alternative to Tara. I like it better spelt Tarryn, though, with two R's, and pronounced like Karen but obviously with a T. Didn't know the name existed until last year when I got an e-mail from my geometry teacher and saw the headers. I adored this teacher. I absolutely love this name and am trying to figure out how to use it in a story of mine sometime in the near future.
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Taryn is a Celtic name, meaning Irish hillside.
It is also a Greek name, meaning innocent.
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It is also a Greek name, meaning innocent.
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Minor suggestion: "Teryn" is probably an alternate spelling of Taryn, but does not come up in a name search here. Teryn appears to have a significant popularity.
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It's the name of Marny Kennedy's (from Mortified) sister.
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A kid in my aunt's kindergarten classroom (she's a teacher) is named Tarryn (spelled with two R's). That was the first I ever heard of the name, and I thought it sounded really cool. I thought it sounded like a good name for a brave hero in a fantasy book. However, I was never told if this Tarryn was a boy or a girl, and I assumed the student was a boy. I was quite surprised to find out that she was a girl. The name seems far too masculine to me. I like it spelled with the two R's, possibly because it makes it look more complete to me, but also maybe because of the kid who I learned the name from. It's a really cool name.
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The actor Tyrone Power named his daughter Taryn in 1953. I always assumed he'd invented it as a female form of Tyrone - I'd be interested to know if it was in use before then.
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I love this name. I prefer it pronounced TAIR-in, like Karen. TAH-rin sounds too masculine, like Taran, which is a good name, but for a girl, I think Taryn is prettier pronounced TAIR-in. That's how I've also heard it.
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I remember reading from different books and online sources that Taryn actually has several meanings - one, obviously, is from Tara, an Irish name. I also saw some Hindu and Arabic influences in the pronunciation of "Taryn", but ultimately I think it is given as a name in the West due to the Irish name popularity. It's my name, and although I have to spell it for people often, I love it, and I love the uniqueness it gives me on a name badge in the workplace.
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The only way I've heard Taryn pronounced is TAIR-in. I have to say I prefer it that way then to TAR-in.
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My name is Taryn. My middle name is Nicole (weird, huh? "taryns mom" posted that, if that's my mom ... strange. Lol. But she didn't get it from a movie) It's a unique name, and I love it now, but I used to hate it so much, with a passion. My French teacher pronounces it like tah-reen, but when I finally told her after 1 and a half years, that it seriously seriously bugged me she KIND OF tried to pronounce it but she pronounces it tuh-rin now. And my favorite substitute teacher had a hard time with it the first couple of days we had him, but he finally got it. So it's a pretty name, but sometimes I have to tell people the actual pronunciation of it.
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I love the name Taryn. I was 8 months pregnant and watching a movie. When they rolled the credits at the end, I saw the name Taryn flash by. That was it. I loved it. Taryn Nicole. And I am so glad that it is not very common nor popular. Yet, you know, a lot of people say they really like it. Only bad thing, you always have to spell it. I like it for the female gender, not the male. Too feminine for a boy to have a name "Taryn" in my opinion.
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NO it CAN'T be pronounced TERIN and I've never heared TARA being pronounced Tera either. You must be American! I like this name and if I have a daughter I might call her Taryn but my husband say it sounds too much like Darren.
On Babynames.com it said it was an Irish name and ment Irish hill. This was last year when I was pregnant and now it says it's an American name what makes me not want to like it as much, but still can't help liking it.
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On Babynames.com it said it was an Irish name and ment Irish hill. This was last year when I was pregnant and now it says it's an American name what makes me not want to like it as much, but still can't help liking it.
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Such a pretty name, not my favourite, but still wonderful.
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I've also seen this name spelled as 'Tarinne', although I've only met one person who spells their name like this. I personally think 'Tarinne' is a more feminine spelling.
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Taryn in Hebrew means - she will sing, or she'll be full with happiness.
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This name does not appeal to me whatsoever.
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I think this name can be pronounced TER-in, too, as the name Tara is often pronounced TER-a.
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I've seen this name before as "Tarin" with an "i" and used for a boy.
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I think this name is beautiful! Not just because I have it. I love the name, it is feminine yet a strong name! More people should have this name!
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Taryn Manning is an American actress. She also has a band with her brother called BoomKat.
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The name of singer Romina Power's sister is Taryn.
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This was the name given to Jennifer Connelly's character in the film Higher Learning. The character was a very strong and admirable female role model. I chose Taryn as my middle name when I changed it legally, and my choice was in reference to this character.
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I purposefully chose this spelling as it’s the Irish/Gaelic version.
Its meaning is mossy or rocky hill and originated from Tara meaning hills (the hill of Tara) and Erin meaning Ireland I.e the hills of Ireland.
The masculine version is Tyrone but the ENGLISH version is Tarrant.
Her nickname in our house is Tar, Taz, Miss Moo or Poppet. Her best friend calls her Tartare Sauce.
Another famous Taryn I can think of is Taryn Manning, American actress in roles such as Orange is the New Black.