Tarn: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tarn – Meaning: a small mountain lake – Origin: Old Norse (English nature word, not attested as a formal given name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: TARN


Tarn is an Old Norse (English nature word, not attested as a formal given name) unisex name meaning “a small mountain lake”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Tarn

Meaning: A small mountain lake.

Origin: Old Norse (English nature word, not attested as a formal given name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Tarn

Phonetic: TARN   IPA: /tɑːrn/

Popularity of Tarn

Tarn doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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