At a Glance
- 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
TARNIPA /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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