name
Taras
tah-RAHS
/tɑːˈrɑːs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
taras
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Ukrainian (Ukraine); from Greek Tarasios
- Meaning
- Ukrainian form of Tarasius; one from Taras (ancient Tarentum, modern Taranto, Italy); borne by Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine's national poet
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Taraz
Common mispronunciations
Saying TA-ras with stress on the first syllable; Ukrainian stress falls on the second
Pronunciation tips
Stress on the second syllable 'ras' (long 'ah'); the name is inseparable from Ukrainian national identity through Shevchenko
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