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The baby name Taco is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAH-koh.

Taco is Dutch, Frisian, Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Origin: Dutch, Frisian, Germanic
Pronunciation: TAH-koh

What is the meaning of the name Taco ?

The baby name Taco is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAH-koh.

Taco is Dutch, Frisian, Germanic in Origin.

As a given name, Taco is best documented in the Netherlands and Friesland, where it is a masculine Frisian/Dutch form of Taeke or Take. The older base is usually traced to Old Frisian Taka/Take, a hypocoristic name built on the West Germanic element *þank-, thought, counsel, related to Old High German dank. Its literal sense is therefore not the Mexican dish but thought or counsel, often expanded in name dictionaries as thoughtful adviser.

Dutch records show Taco chiefly among men, especially in Frisian and northern Dutch settings, with bearers including Taco Dibbits and Taco van der Hoorn. Variants include Take, Taeke, and Take; related Frisian forms may overlap with Tjaco. Outside the Low Countries the spelling is strongly associated with Spanish taco, a food term whose proposed Nahuatl ancestor tlahco signified half or middle. That culinary association has made English-language use rare and nickname-like rather than traditional.

Taco has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Taco

Taco Actor · Born 1955 · Kingdom of the Netherlands Taco is most famous as a traditional Mexican dish made with a small corn or wheat tortilla folded around a filling. It is typically eaten by hand and can be served with many different ingredients.

Taco – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
TW Boys 0 #250 7 7,111
MO Girls 0 #261 3 7,056
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
TW Girls 0 #283 7 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
NL 0 #341 51 2,481
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
France Girls 1999 #383 3 2,471
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
MX 0 #443 3 8,339
PT Girls 0 #468 4 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
GT Boys 0 #494 6 7,625
CR Boys 0 #503 8 10,188
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
HK Boys 0 #550 8 12,905
NL Boys 0 #571 428 5,873
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
BO Boys 0 #618 5 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #644 7 16,104
CL Boys 0 #695 6 13,390
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
PE Boys 0 #864 15 14,506
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #917 14 5,610
EG Boys 0 #920 6 15,035
MX Boys 0 #921 62 16,355
CO Boys 0 #975 7 15,656
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,006 5 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,068 5 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,170 14 17,781
MY Boys 0 #1,177 6 25,439
TR 0 #1,180 32 19,440
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,268 5 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,459 13 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,687 5 28,008

Taco is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:

France
AE
AO
AR
BO

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People also ask about Taco

Taco is predominantly a unisex name, used for both boys and girls.
Taco is a 2 syllable name, pronounced TAH-koh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Take, Taeke, Take and Tjaco.
Yes — Taco ranked #383 in France in 1999.
Yes — 1 notable people named Taco are in our database, including Taco (Actor).