Tavores
Latin · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Tavores
Tavores is a Portuguese surname derived from the Latin "tabor" or "tabores," referring to a drummer or one who played the tabor (a small drum), with the suffix "-es" indicating a patronymic or occupational origin.
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Etymology
Tavores is a Portuguese surname derived from the Latin "tabor" or "tabores," referring to a drummer or one who played the tabor (a small drum), with the suffix "-es" indicating a patronymic or occupational origin. The name has roots in medieval Iberian occupational naming conventions where professions were adopted as family identifiers.
Tavores is primarily used in Portuguese-speaking cultures, particularly in Portugal and Brazil, with historical presence among Portuguese nobility and merchant classes during the medieval and early modern periods.
Tavores currently ranks #6,406 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1976.
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