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Meaning

The name Tariq has the following meaning:

The morning star or "one who knocks at the door".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Tariq is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 851 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Tariq remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Tariq in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Tariq is pronounced as tah-reek

Origins

Tariq originates from the Arabic language.
See other suggested Arabic boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Tariq and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Tariq: Boys - Bilal, Nabil, Girls - Diya, Mariam, Rihana, Rihanna, Shakira, Both genders - Numa

Variants

Style

We think the name Tariq should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Tariq to be: Quiet, intelligent and hardworking chap

In one word, you might describe Tariq as a(n) "quiet" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Tariq (or its variants) are:

Tariq Hussain, born on 23 April, a famous cricketer. Tariq Hussain's background: An Pakistan-born Omani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler. He has made several appearances as a batsman in the 2005 ICC Trophy, and also plays for Karachi, having previously played for the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.

Tariq Said Ramadan , born on 26 August, a famous theologian. Tariq Said Ramadan 's background: A Swiss Muslim academic and theologian. He advocates a reinterpretation of Islamic texts, and emphasizes the heterogeneous nature of Islamic society. He believes that Muslims in Europe have to establish a new 'European Islam' (see also Euroislam) and emphasizes the necessity for their engagement in European society.

Tariq Aziz, born on 28 April, a famous politician. Tariq Aziz's background: The Foreign Minister (1983 – 1991) and Deputy Prime Minister (1979 – 2003) of Iraq, and a close advisor of former President Saddam Hussein for decades.
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