GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Тарас (Ukrainian, Russian)
PRONOUNCED: tah-RAHS (Russian)   [key]
Meaning & History
Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name Ταρασιος (Tarasios), which possibly means "from Taras". Taras was an Italian city, now called Taranto, which was founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century BC and was named for the Greek mythological figure Taras, a son of Poseidon. Saint Tarasios was an 8th-century bishop of Constantinople.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Tarasios (Late Greek)