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 [ 1 syll. tab, ta-b ] The boy name Tab is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is TAEB KEY. Tab is largely used in the English language, and it is derived from Hebrew and Germanic origins. From Hebrew and Germanic roots, its meaning is brilliant. In addition, Tab is an English pet form of the name David (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish). Tab is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1957 with 0.005% of baby boys being given the name Tab. Its ranking then was #697. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is now of very light use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Tab, David (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish) was the most regularly used. Tab has predominantly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Tab include Taff (Welsh), Teb (Spanish), Teive (Yiddish), Tobe (English), Topwe, Taavi (Finnish), Tabib, Tabo (Spanish), Taffy (Welsh), Tavi (Hebrew), Tavo (Spanish), Tayib, Teppo (Finnish), Teuvo (Finnish), Teva (Hebrew), Tevye (Yiddish), Thibault (French), Tobi (German), Tobie (French), and Toby (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Tab: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"   |
