Tarzan

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4/25/2021, 10:07 PM Mike C tarzan added (from user-submitted name 116264)
7/16/2011, 7:52 PM Polly Names

Gender Masculine
Usage Literature
Pronounced Pron. /ˈtɑɹ.zæn/(American English) /ˈtɑː.zæn/(British English)

Meaning & History

Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for the main character in his novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912). In the novel Tarzan is the ape name of the baby John Clayton, who was adopted by the animals after his parents died in the African jungle. The name is said to mean "white skin" in the fictional Mangani ape language.