Taru

See also: taru

Finnish

Etymology

Pet form of Swedish (from Danish) Dagmar, also associated with Finnish taru (“legend”) (inspired by the Swedish given name Saga < saga (“saga, legend; fairytale”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑru/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ru]
• Rhymes: -ɑru
• Syllabification^(key): Ta‧ru
• Hyphenation^(key): Ta‧ru

Proper noun

Taru

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Taru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Taru	Tarut
genitive		Tarun	Tarujen
partitive		Tarua	Taruja
illative		Taruun	Taruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Taru	Tarut
accusative	nom.	Taru	Tarut
	gen.	Tarun
genitive		Tarun	Tarujen
partitive		Tarua	Taruja
inessive		Tarussa	Taruissa
elative		Tarusta	Taruista
illative		Taruun	Taruihin
adessive		Tarulla	Taruilla
ablative		Tarulta	Taruilta
allative		Tarulle	Taruille
essive		Taruna	Taruina
translative		Taruksi	Taruiksi
abessive		Tarutta	Taruitta
instructive		—	Taruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Taru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Taruni Taruni accusative nom. Taruni Taruni gen. Taruni genitive Taruni Tarujeni partitive Taruani Tarujani inessive Tarussani Taruissani elative Tarustani Taruistani illative Taruuni Taruihini adessive Tarullani Taruillani ablative Tarultani Taruiltani allative Tarulleni Taruilleni essive Tarunani Taruinani translative Tarukseni Taruikseni abessive Taruttani Taruittani instructive — — comitative — Taruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tarusi Tarusi accusative nom. Tarusi Tarusi gen. Tarusi genitive Tarusi Tarujesi partitive Taruasi Tarujasi inessive Tarussasi Taruissasi elative Tarustasi Taruistasi illative Taruusi Taruihisi adessive Tarullasi Taruillasi ablative Tarultasi Taruiltasi allative Tarullesi Taruillesi essive Tarunasi Taruinasi translative Taruksesi Taruiksesi abessive Taruttasi Taruittasi instructive — — comitative — Taruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tarumme Tarumme accusative nom. Tarumme Tarumme gen. Tarumme genitive Tarumme Tarujemme partitive Taruamme Tarujamme inessive Tarussamme Taruissamme elative Tarustamme Taruistamme illative Taruumme Taruihimme adessive Tarullamme Taruillamme ablative Tarultamme Taruiltamme allative Tarullemme Taruillemme essive Tarunamme Taruinamme translative Taruksemme Taruiksemme abessive Taruttamme Taruittamme instructive — — comitative — Taruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tarunne Tarunne accusative nom. Tarunne Tarunne gen. Tarunne genitive Tarunne Tarujenne partitive Taruanne Tarujanne inessive Tarussanne Taruissanne elative Tarustanne Taruistanne illative Taruunne Taruihinne adessive Tarullanne Taruillanne ablative Tarultanne Taruiltanne allative Tarullenne Taruillenne essive Tarunanne Taruinanne translative Taruksenne Taruiksenne abessive Taruttanne Taruittanne instructive — — comitative — Taruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tarunsa Tarunsa accusative nom. Tarunsa Tarunsa gen. Tarunsa genitive Tarunsa Tarujensa partitive Taruaan Taruansa Tarujaan Tarujansa inessive Tarussaan Tarussansa Taruissaan Taruissansa elative Tarustaan Tarustansa Taruistaan Taruistansa illative Taruunsa Taruihinsa adessive Tarullaan Tarullansa Taruillaan Taruillansa ablative Tarultaan Tarultansa Taruiltaan Taruiltansa allative Tarulleen Tarullensa Taruilleen Taruillensa essive Tarunaan Tarunansa Taruinaan Taruinansa translative Tarukseen Taruksensa Taruikseen Taruiksensa abessive Taruttaan Taruttansa Taruittaan Taruittansa instructive — — comitative — Taruineen Taruinensa

Statistics

• Taru is the 122^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 6,086 female individuals (and as a middle name to 551 more), and also belongs to 11 male individuals (and as a middle name to 11 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

See also

• Satu

Anagrams

• urat