Taira as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Taira

What is the meaning of the name Taira ?

The baby name Taira is a Unisex name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced English: TIE-rah (/ˈtaɪrə"); Japanese: ta-i-ra (/ta.iɾa/).

Taira is Japanese in Origin.

Taira is a Japanese unisex given name and very common surname. As a name it is typically written with kanji conveying calmness and balance, most recognizably 平 “level; peaceful” or 泰 “peaceful,” often paired with 良 “good” (e.g., 平良, 泰良). The surname became prominent through the Heian-period Taira clan (Heike), famed rivals of the Minamoto in the Genpei War, which cemented Taira as one of Japan’s great historical names.

Usage as a given name is rarer than as a family name in Japan but has grown in modern times, appealing for its serene meaning and crisp sound. Variants and spellings include kana たいら/タイラ and alternative kanji combinations; Tai can function as a short form. Outside Japan, Taira sometimes appears as Tayra/Tairah, linked to Arabic tayr “bird” and used as a feminine name, though this is a separate etymology. Phonetically similar Tyra is unrelated.