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Gender Masculine
Usage African American
Other Forms FormsTavare, Travares, Tarvares, Tavaris, Tavaras, Tavarus, Taveres, Tavoris, Tavores
Meaning & History
From the Portuguese surname Tavares. This name appeared in the American popularity charts in the mid-1970s, due to the American R&B and soul musical group Tavares (a family musical group composed of five brothers surnamed Tavares, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent).