Tacoma

Tacoma Meaning & Origin

About Tacoma
The name "Tacoma" is derived from the indigenous Puyallup language and means "mother of waters" or "place where the water meets the sea." It refers to the city's location in Washington state, situated on the shores of Puget Sound and near the mouth of the Puyallup River. The name reflects the area's abundant waterways and its significance to the local Native American tribes.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Tacoma are male.

Tacoma Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKM
🗽 NYSIIS
TANA
🔊 Soundex
T02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AH0 K OW1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/təˈkoʊmɑ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tacoma in Braille

Here's how to represent Tacoma in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Tacoma in braille

How to Spell the Name Tacoma in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Tacoma using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tacoma in sign language

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