Tarquin

TAR-kwin, TAR-kin

Latin, Roman clan name

Tarquin Origin and Meaning

The name Tarquin is a boy's name .

One of the few ancient Roman names that doesn't end in us, the rarely heard Tarquin has a decidedly creative, even dramatic flair, which could appeal to the parent looking for a strikingly original name. Sir Laurence Olivier used it for his oldest child, who was named Simon Tarquin but called by his middle name.

As Tarquinius, it was borne by two early kings of Rome.

Tarquin has some literary cred as well, appearing in Shakespeare's poem The Rape of Lucrece (referring to a dark stain on the name), as Tarquin Blackwood in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series and as Tarquin Cleath-Stuart in the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella.

Tarquin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 808 on Nameberry

Tarquin Popularity

• 812 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Tarquin

• Tarquin the Elder legendary king of Rome
• Tarquin the Proud legendary king of Rome
• (Simon) Tarquin Olivier English actor and producer; son of Laurence Olivier
• Tarquin Hall English novelist and journalist
• Timothy Tarquin Hutton American actor

Tarquin in Pop Culture

• Tarquin Longleap Woodsorrel hare in the"Redwall" series by Brian Jacques
• Tarquin McTavish character mentioned in the Harry Potter series
• Tarquin child elf from TV series "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
• Tarquin Victus character in the video game Mass Effect 3
• Tarquin Blackwood character in The Vampire Chronicles
• General Tarquin Lawful Evil character from the webcomic The Order of the Stick
• Tarquin unseen character on British TV series "Keeping Up Appearances"
• Tarquin Fin tim,lin,bin,whin,bim,lim,bus,stop,F'tang,F'tang,Olé,Biscuitbarrel, character from the Monty Python sketch Election Night Special
• Tarquin character in Sarah J Maas's "A Court of Thorns and Roses"
• Wilhuff Tarkin aka Grand Moff Tarkin or Governor Tarkin character in the Star Wars series
• Tarquin character in Elizabeth Enright's children's novel "Gone,Away Lake"