Tarryn

[momofnearly2]

What do you think?

Been told it's too "American"

It sounds nice to me. Is it pronounced 'Tarin'?

Where does it come from and what does it mean?

And is it for a boy or a girl?

can be either apparently

I used to know a Tarryn, she was really lovely. I don't think of it as being American.

Hmm. A 'modern invented' name is a bit worrying.

I had a horse called that once...

Dont like it much at all.

I know a Taryn and she is in her thirties, so has obv been around a while.
I think it is nice

Actually, was spelt 'Tarran' - meaning 'Thunder' in Welsh, so probably irrelevant to you!

My mum' best friend at school was one (spelt like Heeka's) and that was in the 50s.

I used to know a south african taryn. She would be mid to late 30s now.

I don't really like it though.

Taryn is a Welsh boys name isn't it?

Looks very made-up and downmarket to me, and yes, American too. All their trendy names seem to end with "yn" at the moment! Sorry. Also I would have no idea what gender a Tarryn might be. And it would probably be heard as "Darren" a lot of the time...

I know a Taryn - she is Australian...

I know of a couple of girl Taryns here in Ireland - I think it is becoming a modern Irish name. It does appear on a few Irish baby name sites too... Example of meaning of Taryn

I think it's a pretty name.

Hmm... This site says Taryn is "A name invented by actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian for their daughter."

www.namenerds.com/irish/modern.html

Though I believe Tara means "hill" (?), maybe that's where the other site got the meaning from?

I do think Tara is much, much prettier.

I don't generally like made-up names, but this one I like. Sounds Welsh

I do prefer Tara Though

I was at school with a Taryn who is now in her 30s (maybe the same one pinksancerre knows ) I prefer that spelling to the double r, but prefer Tara infinitely to either!

Thanks all. The double 'R' is actually a typo.

It was supposed to be Taryn. And yes for a girl!

I know a Taryn in her 40s. It's a great name.

The only one I know is a Taran, and he's male.

Taryn is nice for a girl... I'm sure there is an actress Taryn Manning who was in that god-awful Britney Spears film (But I'm fairly sure only I would know that!!)

My name is Tarryn spelt with the double 'R' and its not made up. I am 22 years old so i have been around for a while. I think its a great name. :-)

It's quite nice.

Taryin is lovely for a girl.