Baby name

STABLE UNISEX · GREEK-FRENCH
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Tais

/tah · EES/


“The one who is beloved”

French form of Thais, from Greek meaning 'the one who is beloved'; the name of an Alexandrian courtesan who became a Christian saint, and the subject of Massenet's opera.

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playful

How it ages.

Operatic and classical; ages with artistic gravitas in Francophone and Lusophone contexts.

The cultural moment.

Used in France and Brazil; Brazilian usage grew in the 1980s-90s.