Given name & surname · also Spanish

Tamayo

Tamayo is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Catalan, and 7 other languages.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Tamayo comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.

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How it developed

From Spanish Tamayo.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Tamayo’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Tamayo is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 珠代.

Walk Tamayo’s family in the name graph

Tamayo珠代

The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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

People named Tamayo

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Similar names

If you love Tamayo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Spanish

Talento

“talent”

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Spanish

Sampayo

Sampayo is a surname from Spanish.

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Italian

Tierno

“tender, soft”

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Latin

Tello

Tello is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Latin.

No U.S. birth series

73% boys · 27% girls

Spanish

Tirado

Tirado is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Basque

Tapia

Tapia is a surname from Basque. It is used in English and Spanish.

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55% boys · 45% girls

Spanish

Tiznado

Tiznado is a surname from Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

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Spanish

Taborda

Taborda is a surname from Portuguese, ultimately from Spanish.

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Sibling ideas

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