Tardu is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Tardu" means "a Light Coming from Darkness".
Real People Tardu, the second yabgu and the first khagan of the Western Turkic Khaganate. Tardush Shad, first yabgu of Tokhara Yabghus. Tardu Flordun, a Turkish actor appearing in Binbir Gece (see also Turkish Wikipedia article).