indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage African American
Other Forms FormsTavare, Travares, Tarvares, Tavaris, Tavaras, Tavarus, Taveres, Tavoris, Tavores
Meaning & History
From the Portuguese surname Tavares. This name entered the American top 1000 rankings in the mid-1970s due to the R&B and soul musical group Tavares, a family musical group composed of five brothers surnamed Tavares, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent.