Given name

Taís

“to admire”

Taís is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “to admire.” It is used in Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Taís means “to admire.”

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Where it comes from

Taís comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Θαΐς.

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Taís’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Taís has a conventional equivalent in the English form Thais. In Portuguese usage, Taís has a related form in Taísa. In Portuguese usage, Taís has a related form in Taíse.

Walk Taís’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Taís

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Ancient Greek

Tanais

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Persian

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

Telestis

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Ancient Greek

Tereese

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Ancient Greek

Türkiye

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Ancient Greek

Arsakes

Arsakes is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Polish.

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