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Tarquin

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Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From the ancient Etruscan dynasty that ruled Rome. Archaic and literary, carrying echoes of classical antiquity and Shakespeare (Titus Andronicus), rarely used today.”

Popularity Over Time

Tarquin US popularity rank over timeRank 12476 in 2010 to rank 6184 in 2004. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#6184#9330#12476198720002014

Tarquin is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

EtruscanLatin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

QuinTar

Style

GrandLiteraryStrongRomantic

Famous Bearers

  • Tarquin the Proud (Roman king)
  • Tarquin Hall (travel writer)
  • fictional Shakespeare character

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

From the ancient Etruscan dynasty that ruled Rome. Archaic and literary, carrying echoes of classical antiquity and Shakespeare (Titus Andronicus), rarely used today.

Tarquin is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Tarquin include Quin, Tar.

Names that pair beautifully with Tarquin include Alistair, Sebastian, Julian, Orson.