Taryn

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.

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.

I like it.

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.)

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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.

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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).

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I do have a bit of a soft spot for it, as it's relatively uncommon and more unique than "Tara" or "Taylor".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Such a pretty name, not my favourite, but still wonderful.

This name does not appeal to me whatsoever.

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!