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Around the world, Taru (Taru , タル , Тару ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The given name Taru is habitual in Finland, where it is quite a rare feminine name, India, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Nigeria, and Indonesia. Also, Taru is the last name as well as the forename.
Taru is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Taro Yamada , the main character from the video game Yandere Simulator; Urashima Tarō , the character in Japanese legend, Urashima Tarō and Tarō Misaki , the fictional character from Captain Tsubasa.