Tahoma

tah-HOH-mah3 syllables

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A name meaning 'the water' in Salish language. (Native American)

What does Tahoma mean?

Native American: A name meaning 'the water' in Salish language.. Tahoma is derived from the Salish word meaning 'the water', often associated with the beauty of nature.

Is Tahoma a good dog name?

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Tahoma in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Tahoma in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Tahoma suit?

Nature

Place

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Welcome Tahoma!

As Tahoma joins our playgroup, I just hope they don’t take their ‘water’ name too seriously! I can already see them splashing about in the kiddie pool like a little adventurer!

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