Tarra-Mae as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tarra-Mae

What is the meaning of the name Tarra-Mae ?

The baby name Tarra-Mae is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced TAR-uh-MAY (IPA: /ˈtɑːrəmeɪ/).

Tarra-Mae is English in Origin.

Tarra-Mae is a hyphenated given name combining Tarra and Mae. Tarra is a spelling variant of Tara, from two main sources: Irish Teamhair (Hill of Tara), seat of Ireland’s high kings, and Sanskrit/Hindi Tārā “star” and the name of a Buddhist/Hindu goddess. Mae is an English form of May, used as a diminutive of Mary (Hebrew Miryam; debated meanings such as “beloved,” “wished-for child”) and linked to Maia, the Roman spring goddess.

Double-barrelled girls’ names with Mae flourished in the late 19th-20th centuries in Britain and the American South and have enjoyed a modern revival. Tarra-Mae blends vintage charm with pan-Celtic and South Asian echoes. Variants include Tara-Mae, Tara Mae, Tarrah-Mae, Terra-Mae, and Tara-May; Mae variants May, Mai, and Mei. Nicknames: Tara, Mae, Tarry, T-M. Interpreted meanings include “star beloved,” or “hill of kings + Mae.”

⚙ We have no record of Tarra-Mae in any national birth registry or name dataset. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.