Etymology

The word is derived from the Arabic verb طرق, (ṭaraqa), meaning \"to strike\", and into the agentive conjugated doer form طارق, (ṭāriq), meaning \"striker\". It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the Battle of Guadalete in 711 AD. The word also has several other meanings: \"morning star\", \"visitor\", \"knocker\" etc. It is also the name of a Quranic chapter.\n

Variations of the spelling include Tarık (Turkish), Tarek, Tarik, Tareq, Tariq, Tareek, and Tyreek\n

In literature and placenames

Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night (a visitor \"strikes\" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night.\n

The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran, where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and this is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an.\n

It can also be found in many poems. For example, from the famous poets Imru' al-Qais and Jarir ibn Atiyah.\n

Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Aṭtāriq (جبل طارق), meaning \"Mountain of Tariq\".\n

Usage

In the Balkans, Tarik is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. This is one of the most popular names in Bosnia and Herzegovina.\n

Given name

Tarek

Tarek El Ali (born 1986), Lebanese footballer
Tarek Al Eryan (born 1963), Palestinian-American film director
Tarek Al-Wazir (born 1971), German politician
Tarek Ali Abdullah Ahmed Baada (born 1976), Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
Tarek Ali Hassan (1937–2024), Egyptian writer
Tarek Amer (born 1989), Egyptian footballer
Tarek bin Laden (born 1947), Saudi Arabian businessperson
Tarek Boudali (born 1979), Moroccan French actor and director
Tarek Boukensa (born 1981), Algerian runner
Tarek Dergoul (born 1977), British extrajudicial prisoner of the United States
Tarek Ehlail (1981–2025), German filmmaker
Tarek El-Said (born 1978), Egyptian footballer
Tarek El-Telmissany (born 1950), Egyptian cinematographer
Tarek Elrich (born 1987), Australian soccer player
Tarek Elsetouhi (born 1977), Egyptian bodybuilder
Tarek Fatah (1949–2023), Canadian political activist
Tarek Hadj Adlane (born 1965), Algerian footballer
Tarek Heggy (born 1950), Egyptian writer
Tarek Jabban (born 1975), Syrian footballer
Tarek Kamel (1962–2019), Egyptian politician
Tarek Lazizi (born 1971), Algerian footballer
Tarek Mostafa (born 1971), Egyptian footballer
Tarek Saab (born 1962), Lebanese-Venezuelan politician
Tarek Shahin (born 1982), Egyptian cartoonist
Tarek Shawki (born 1957), Egyptian engineer
Tarek Thabet (born 1971), Tunisian footballer
Tarek Tohme, American filmmaker
Tarek Yehia (born 1961), Egyptian footballer
Tarek El Moussa (born 1981), American TV host

Tarick, Tarık, Tarik

Tarick Salmaci (born 1972), American boxer who featured on the TV show The Contender
Tarık Akan (1949–2016), Turkish film actor
Tarık Akıltopu (1918–2004), Turkish architect
Tarik Black (born 1991), American NBA player
Tarik Carson (1946–2014), Uruguayan-Argentine writer and painter
Tarık Çelik (born 1996), American Twitch streamer
Tarik Cerić (born 1978), Bosnian footballer
Tarik Cohen (born 1995), American football player
Tarık Daşgün (born 1973), Turkish footballer
Tarik El-Abour (born 1992), Palestinian-American baseball player
Tarik Elyounoussi (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
Tarik Ergin (born 1961), American actor who played the part of Lieutenant Ayala in Star Trek: Voyager
Tarik Filipović (born 1972), Croatian TV presenter and actor of Bosniak descent
Tarik Khan (born 1980), American politician
Tarik Glenn (born 1976), American football player
Tarik \"Rvssian\" Johnston (born 1988), Jamaican music producer
Tarik Muharemović (born 2003), Slovenian footballer
Tarik O'Regan (born 1978), British composer living in New York City, USA
Tarik Phillip (born 1993), British-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Tarik Samarah (born 1965), Bosnian photographer who works in artistic and documentary photography
Tarik Skubal (born 1996), American baseball player
Tarik Sektioui (born 1977), Moroccan footballer
Tarik Sulayman, Muslim Filipino military leader

Tareq, Tariq

\"Corn Kid\", real name Tariq, American child influencer whose 2022 interview with Recess Therapy was remixed into a song by the Gregory Brothers titled \"It's Corn\"
Lord Tariq, American rap artist who had collaborations with Peter Gunz
Tareq Abboushi, Palestinian-American musician and composer
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born 1974), French NBA basketball player formerly known as Olivier Saint-Jean
Tariq Ali (born 1943), British-Pakistani writer and film-maker
Tariq Anwar (film editor) (born 1945), Indian-born British-American film editor
Tariq Anwar (politician) (born 1951), Indian politician
Tariq Aziz (1936–2015), Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein
Tariq Boney (born 2007), American football player
Tariq Carpenter (born 1998), American football player
Tariq Castro-Fields (born 1999), American football player
Tariq Devega, better known as ASAP Nast (born 1990), American rapper, songwriter and model
Tariq Hanna, Nigerian-born American pastry chef featured on Food Network
Tariq Hussain (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician
Tariq Jakobsen (born 1974), Danish graphic design artist and illustrator
Tariq Jameel (born 1953), Pakistani Islamic scholar with Tablighi Jamaat
Tariq Lamptey (born 2000), English footballer
Tariq Masood (born 1975), Pakistani Islamic scholar
Tariq Monteiro (born 2000), better known as Suspect or Sus, British rapper
Tariq Nasheed, American internet personality
Tariq Ramadan (born 1962), Swiss academic and Islamic theologian
Tariq al-Sawah (1957–2026), Egyptian Guantanamo Bay detainee
Tariq Sims (born 1990), Australian NRL player
Tariq Spezie (born 1980), Spanish football player
Tareq Al-Suwaidan (born 1953), Kuwaiti intellectual, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar and reformer
Tariq Trotter (born 1973), lead artist from the rap group The Roots
Tariq Woolen (born 1999), American football player
Tariq ibn-Ziyad (670–720), one of the Berber conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula in 711

Tarique, Tareque

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Tarique Ashraf (1940–1992), Pakistani writer and publisher
Tarique Jackson (born 2009), Anguillan footballer
Tareque Masud (1956–2011), Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist
Tareque Muhammad, Bangladeshi diplomat
Tarique Rahman (born 1965), Bangladeshi politician and prime minister of Bangladesh
Tareque Sayeed, Bangladeshi former lieutenant colonel sentenced to death for the 2014 murder of seven people
Tarique Siddique (born 1994), Indian cricketer
Tarique Ahmed Siddique, retired major general of the Bangladesh Army

Other variant spellings

Tarééc (born 1978), German singer of Lebanese-Palestinian origin (real name Tarek Hussein)
Tarec Saffiedine (born 1986), Belgian martial artist

Fictional characters

Tariq, in the British web series Corner Shop Show
Tarik, Saladin's childhood friend from Saladin: The Animated Series
Tarik the Ax Battler, one of the main characters of the Golden Axe video game franchise
Tariq Temple, a recurring character on the sitcom Abbott Elementary

References

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