Arabic · Boy name
Tariq
“night visitor; morning star”
About the name Tariq
Tariq comes from the Arabic word tariq, meaning one who knocks at night or night visitor. The eighty-sixth sura of the Quran is named At-Tariq, and the text explains the word as the piercing star, often understood as the morning star. The name is borne by Tariq ibn Ziyad, the Umayyad commander who led the Muslim crossing into the Iberian Peninsula. The Rock of Gibraltar takes its name from him, from the Arabic Jabal Tariq, meaning mountain of Tariq. Tarik and Tarek are common spellings in Turkey, the Balkans, and Egypt.
- Meaning
- night visitor; morning star
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- tah-REEK(2 syl.)
Middle names for Tariq
- Tariq Ali
- Tariq Omar
- Tariq James
- Tariq Adam
- Tariq Yusuf
Questions about Tariq
- What does Tariq mean?
- Tariq is an Arabic name meaning "night visitor; morning star".
- How do you pronounce Tariq?
- Tariq is pronounced tah-REEK, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Tariq?
- Variants of Tariq include Tarik, Tareq, Tarek, Tarıq.
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