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Tarquin

“Of Tarquinia, an Etruscan town”

2 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Tarquin

Two kings of Rome bore this name, and the second was expelled so violently that the Republic spent five centuries defining itself against him. That history has given Tarquin a whiff of the villain, and in modern Britain it is used almost exclusively as a marker of extravagant poshness.

Tarquin is a boy name of Latin origin, pronounced TAR-kwin. On the NameRarity scale it scores 97 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the Roman era.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Of Tarquinia, an Etruscan town
Origin
Latin
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
TAR-kwin
Syllables
2
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
Roman era
Rarity
97 / 100
Per million
~1.3
Starts with
T
Numerology
1 · The Pioneer

How popular is Tarquin?

Popularity3/100
Rarity97/100

Tarquin currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 769,231. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Tarquin

  • Tarquin Olivier
    British author and son of Laurence Olivier

Spellings and variants of Tarquin

TarquinoTarquinius

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Tarquin — frequently asked questions

What does the name Tarquin mean?

Tarquin means "Of Tarquinia, an Etruscan town". It is a name of Latin origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Tarquin?

Tarquin is pronounced TAR-kwin, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Tarquin?

Tarquin scores 97 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 769,231 people carry it — about 1.3 per million.

What is the numerology number for Tarquin?

Tarquin carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 4 and its personality number is 6.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Tarquin?

The lucky number for Tarquin is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.