At a Glance: Name: Tartu – Meaning: possibly from 'tarvas,' an old Finnic word for the aurochs (a now-extinct wild ox) – Origin: Estonian/Baltic-Finnic (from earlier Tarbatu) – Pronunciation: TAR-too
Tartu is an Estonian/Baltic-Finnic (from earlier Tarbatu) name meaning “possibly from 'tarvas,' an old Finnic word for the aurochs (a now-extinct wild ox)”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Tartu
Meaning: Possibly from 'tarvas,' an old Finnic word for the aurochs (a now-extinct wild ox).
Origin: Estonian/Baltic-Finnic (from earlier Tarbatu).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tartu
Phonetic: TAR-too IPA: /ˈtɑrtu/
Popularity of Tartu
Tartu 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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