Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taryn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: taryn
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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[…]"

Etymology

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

What does taryn mean?: A female given name originating as a coinage.
Where does taryn come from?: 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.

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