About Tarzan
The name "Tarzan" is of African origin and is derived from the word "tarasa," which means "white skin" or "white ape" in the Mangani language. It is famously associated with the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who is a man raised by apes in the African jungle. The name signifies his unique identity as a human living among animals, highlighting his physical and cultural differences from both humans and apes.
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Most individuals with the name Tarzan are male.
The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Tarzan in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Tarzan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.