The name Tharapita has been interpreted as "Taara, help!" ("Taara, a (v) ita! " in Estonian) and"Taara's thunderbolt " ("Taara pikne").
The name Tharapita has been interpreted as "Taara, help!" ("Taara, a (v) ita! " in Estonian). Other interpretations are"Taara's thunderbolt " ("Taara pikne ") or"Taara (is) great " ("Taara (on) vägev").