Karen? Sharon? No, TARYN...with a "T"!
¡All you need to know about the name Taryn and more!
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| There are many different meanings I have found for the name Taryn and I'm sure there are many more...If you know of a different meaning of our name please E-mail them me and I will post them as soon as I can. |
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There seems to be some conflict over the origin of Taryn. A variety of websites suggest that it a modern reshaping of "Tara", which means "high hill" in Gaelic. A reference to Baby Name Countdown, a book by Janet Schwegel which says that Taryn is Arabic and means to carry or throw. Babynet goes further with the "Tara" idea to suggest that the name is a combination of "Tara" and "Erin", which means "from Ireland." However, they spell it "Tarynn." Another popular theory, supported by Babycenter is that the name is of Greek origin and is the feminine form of Tyrone. Parentsoup combines these ideas, saying that the name is of Greek/Welsh origin and means "innocent one" or "thunder" (Quite a difference there!). Also In Hindu and Buddhist mythology "Taryn" was an astral goddess. Taryn is also the name of the Polynesian earth goddess. Also finding that some places they believe Taryn comes from a Celtic background and has the meaning of "strong woman warrior".
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| I've always pronounced my name "Tare - in" to rhyme with Karen and assumed that that was the only pronounciation. If you pronounce your name any differently i would love to know! And will post up the different ways. : )E-mail me |
1. Taryn Goes to the Dentist: A children's book, the title says it all. 2. She-Hulk: The second run of She-Hulk by John Byrne contained a story-line about Taryn and her trucker boyfriend in space. Mostly memorable for the title "I Have No Mouth, and I am Mean." 3.Lord Kingford's Quest - Donna Davidson: It's a Signet Regency romance with Taryn Burnham and her cousin Woolfe Burnham, the Earl of Kingsford who fall in love and live happily ever after, of course. It's very dull, but it contains the interesting theory that Taryn is the corruption of the name of the River Tarenig in Wales. 4.Sarak - A.C. Crispin : A Star Trek novel with an evil, male Romulan named Taryn. Rather good, except for the strangeness of reading the name Taryn applied to an evil male! 5.The Pizza Puzzle - Susan Beth Pfeiffer: This is an young adult novel about Taryn dealing with her parents' possible divorce and being accused of ordering $100 worth of pizza to a hateful teacher. Of course, it has a happy ending. 6.Nightmare on Elm Street #3 (or 5?) : Apparently there is a Taryn. 7.Paperdolls: This was an 80s TV series about models in which Nicollette Sheridan played a character named Taryn Blake. One of the people who mentioned this to me was actually named Taryn Blake! 8.Higher Learning: A John Singleton movie with a character named Taryn, played by Jennifer Connelly. Hollywood Online describes the character as the "strong, earthy head of a campus women's group". 9. Taryn Power: The daughter of actor Tyrone Power, who wanted his daughter to have a name similar to Tyrone. Her name has been mentioned in quite a few of the e-mails as the namesake of other Taryns. She was an actress in the seventies, having parts in movies such as the T.V. movie The Count of Monte Cristo (1975), starring Richard Chamberlain, and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). 10. The Taryn Scooter: According to Taryn Bross, this was once a product at Woolworth's. 11. Sliders: In episode of Nov 29, 1996 entitled "Deadman Sliding", Perrey Reeves played a character named Taryn in a world where justice is in the form of a game show. 12. Welcome to the Ark - Stephenie S. Tolan: I haven't read it, but the
blurb from Union Elementary School explains: "When four child prodigies
transfer from a center for research and rehabilitation to an experimental
group home, they face another way of connecting with their world."
and the character : "Taryn, a nine year old whose mother thought she
had healing powers, and whose poetry has the beauty and sophistication of
that of a talented adult. " Taryn Campbell has read the book and *highly*
recommended 13.The Strong Silent Type - Kate Hoffman (Harlequin Temptation 529) Your
basic HQ: Josh Banks promises to keep Taryn Wilde out of trouble, but he
doesn't expect her to be as "sexy, gorgeous and exciting." The
characters 14.Atlantic Lottery Scratch Crossword PuzzlesThese are scratch and win tickets in which you have to scratch off your given letters in a crossword puzzle and you win money depending on how many words you finish. I've seen one with "Taryn" as a word to be scratched. 15.Amazon Women on the Moon A movie that contains a character named Taryn who liked to walk around naked. Thanks to Taryn1968 for e-mailing me this one. 16.Are you sleeping with the right man? Marie Claire, May 1999 This is an article in which women have to match other women to their lovers. One of the women is named Taryn (and she's sleeping with Anthony if you care to know). 17. A Charles De Lint Novel I'll have the title soon. At the moment I only know that it's a fantasy novel and Taryn dies fairly early on. Any others? Please E-mail me them too me I'm dieing to find out some more ; ) |