Baby name
Tayra
/TAY · rah/
Meaning
“Multiple origins: Tupi (mammal), Arabic (untamed or from paradise)”
Diverse proposed origins: a Tupi word for a mammal, or Arabic roots meaning 'untamed' or 'from paradise'.
How it ages.
Tayra is less common today, which can make it feel familiar yet unexpectedly distinctive.
The cultural moment.
Use of Tayra is easing gradually in France, but the name remains familiar and usable.