Quote Originally Posted by MJN SEIFER View Post
I remember reading somewhere that it was "Tarx" originally, though what that means, I have no idea, but it explains the gramatical error "You're a Turks"
"Ta-ku-su", so yes, it could be "Tarx", "Tarks" or like it is "Turks" for example "Birth" or "Bird" is also written with the Katana "ba", so "Ba-su" and "Ba-do".

I have never read an official explanation of the Turks' name. "SOLDIER", "AVALANCHE", "WEAPON" and "JENOVA" are clear though.

For Wikipedia - I don't trust Wikipedia, so as long as I don't find, hear and or read an official explanation, Wikipedia is not enough for me. But it is quite possibly just a random name. Not all names in Final Fantasy have so much meaning.