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First name origins & meanings:

  1. English, Native American: To be cheerful; windy; a great talker
  2. Old English: Cheerful
  3. Native American: Long-winded talker

Last name origin & meaning:

English: from the Old English personal name Tāta, possibly a short form of various compound names with the obscure first element tāt, or else a nursery formation. This surname is common and widespread in Britain; the chief area of concentration is northeastern England, followed by northern Ireland.

This name appears in the following lists: Poets