- Origin: Lithuanian
- Meaning: “bull, aurochs.”
- Pron: TOH-rahs; TOH-ray
Tauras is a Lithuanian masculine given-name which comes directly from the native word for “bull” or the now-extinct aurochs, the great wild ox that once roamed Europe. The name descends from the same ancient Indo-European root as Latin taurus and Greek tauros, linking it to the zodiac sign Taurus.
It appears both as a given name and a surname, and even in place-names such as Tauragė (“little bull horn”).
Tauras is also the name of a Lithuanian brewery established in 1860.
Lithuanians celebrate its name-day on 11 May, and it remains in regular use today.
Other masculine forms include: Taurijus, Tauridas, Taurimas, Taũris and Taũrius.
Its feminine form is Taurė.
Other feminine forms include: Taura, Taurida, Taurija and Taurima.
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