Tavares
Portuguese · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Tavares
Tavares derives from the Portuguese surname Taveira, which stems from the Latin place name "Tabaria" or relates to the word "taverna" (tavern), originally denoting someone who worked at or lived near a tavern.
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Etymology
Tavares derives from the Portuguese surname Taveira, which stems from the Latin place name "Tabaria" or relates to the word "taverna" (tavern), originally denoting someone who worked at or lived near a tavern. The name is primarily Portuguese in origin and became established in Portugal during the medieval period, later spreading to Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking regions through colonization and immigration.
Tavares currently ranks #5,176 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1977.
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