Taras (name)

Taras is a male Ukrainian given name, a form of Tarasios.[1][2][3]

The spread of the name in that country is explained by its association with Taras Shevchenko, a national poet and unifying figure for the Ukrainian nation. Naming children by that name came to signify the allegiance to the national cause in a Ukrainian family. Notable people with the name include:

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