Re: Meaning of the name: Tanina
in reply to a message by Jamie
To me it seems to be - in Italy at least - a diminutive of Gaetana. A Google search with the two names together "Tanina Gaetana" lists pages like the following from Palermo:
http://www.grifasi-sicilia.com/terminipalermitani.htm
http://www.grifasi-sicilia.com/terminipalermitani.htm