Meaning: Night visitor; one who knocks
The story
Tariq means a night visitor or one who knocks in Arabic. Its stellar association comes from Quranic usage, rather than a simple literal translation as morning star.
Spellings & variants
- Tarek
- Tarik
- Tareq
Popularity
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Outside the US top 1,000.
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Origins
Tariq comes from Arabic.
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