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01 / Meaning & origin
Тарас is a masculine given name documented in Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek ταράσσω.
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From Ancient Greek Ταράσιος (Tarásios) from Ancient Greek ταράσσω (tarássō, “to trouble, to agitate”).
Происходит от греч. Тαρασιος
Происходит от греч. Тερασιος.
借自烏克蘭語 Тара́с (Tarás)。
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04 / Through time
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Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)
Ukrainian footballer (born 1989)
Ukrainian footballer
Ukrainian kobzar, badurist, lirnyk, and composer
Polish-Ukrainian association football player
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06 / Behind the facts
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