TheTá goddess'sainm namean isbhandé linkedann toi . Andán legendaryan [[dinnseanchas|dinnseanchais]], poemrelates a mythinsíonn connectinggo her with Tailtiu withbhfuil [[Aonach Tailteann]], [[Contae na Mí]]. ainmnithe ina honóir.<ref>Gwynn, E., transaistr., "Poem 33: Tailtiu," ''The Metrical Dindshenchas'', le fáil ar [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T106500D/index.html CELT].</ref> ''However, linguistic analysis of the name reveals that TailtiuTailte as a place-name derives from a loan word of Brythonic origin, represented by the Welsh ''telediw'' "wellna formedBreatnaise, "dea-chumtha, beautifulálainn." <ref>Binchy, D.A., ‘The Fair of Tailtiu and the Feast of Tara,’ [[Ériu (iriseán)|Ériu]], 18 (1958), ll. 113-138.</ref> The mythological character of TailtiuTailte likely derives her name from the place-name.