Meaning, origin and history of the name Tariq

Gender Masculine

Scripts طارق(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. TA-reek

Meaning & History

Means "he who knocks at the door" in Arabic. 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

Other Languages & CulturesTarik(Bosnian) Tarık(Turkish)

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Categories

celestial, currently out of the US top 1000, history, morning, morning star, personifications, stars, Venus, warriors

Entry updated November 16, 2019