Tariq

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts طارق(Arabic, Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. TA-reek(Arabic)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic, from طرق (taraqa) "to knock". This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq ibn Ziyad was the Islamic general who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century.

Related Names

VariantsTarek, Tarik(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesTarik(Bosnian) Tarık(Turkish)

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Entry updated April 23, 2024