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Taryn

Taryn proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage.

Proper noun

Taryn

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
    • BACK in the summer of 2007, Ben Mickus, a New York architect, had a bad feeling. He and his wife, Taryn, had invested in the stock market and had done well, but now that they had reached their goal of about $200,000 for a down payment on a house, Mr. Mickus was unsettled.2009 February 26, Roy Furchgott, “You’ve Sold Your Stocks. Now What?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    • I know most girls say that they've known their bezzies since they started primary school together, bonding over handmade Mother's Day cards or a hatred of the egg-and-spoon race, but I've only known Taryn since I was eleven[…]2011, Helen Bailey, Knowing Me, Knowing You

Origin of Taryn

A 20th-century coinage, apparently from Tara combined with names like Karen. In the case of the American actress Taryn Power, derived from her father's given name Tyrone.

Questions about Taryn

What does Taryn mean?
Taryn means a female given name originating as a coinage.
What part of speech is Taryn?
Taryn is a proper noun.

Words near Taryn in the dictionary

  1. Tarwin
  2. Tarwin Lower
  3. tarwood
  4. tarworks
  5. Taryba
  6. Taryn
  7. Tarzan
  8. Tarzan English
  9. Tarzan of the Apes
  10. Tarzan swing
  11. Tarzan swings

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