Timareta: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Timareta – Origin: Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: tee-mah-REH-tuh


Timareta is a Greek girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Beautiful Ocean Names For Girls (with Meanings).

Meaning & Origin of Timareta

Origin: Greek.

A common claim: She who honors; a sea nymph in some accounts Actually: The 'sea nymph' association appears to be an invented or unsupported detail added for an ocean-themed name list — no source ties Timareta to the Nereids; historically the name is linked to a Sibyl, not a sea nymph.

How to Pronounce Timareta

Phonetic: tee-mah-REH-tuh   IPA: /tiː.maˈrɛ.tə/

Popularity of Timareta

Timareta 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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