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Tauru.

a Finnish surname

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtɑu̯ru/[ˈt̪ɑ̝u̯ru]
  1. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

In Karelia (around Antrea), probably from or akin to Karelian takra (“bait”), perhaps via a place name referring to hunting. In northern Finland, perhaps akin to Tauriainen, or from the same dialectal word tauro, tauru (in northern Finland meaning “tender, soft fish”, probably reborrowed from Sami), also akin to the aforementioned Karelian word.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.