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Re: What does this name mean?

by Larissa (guest)

6/13/2004, 9:44 AM

in reply to a message by LJ

According to different sites, the name is Slavic and means "Illumination"...

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- Tanita (guest) +4

6/14/2004, 12:12 AM

hiya that was easy!! your name larissa means: name of a city, mythical woman; cheerful one!! cooll!! nice name by the way !! c ya x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x
maybe u can help me with my name?? TANITA ?

- Andy (guest) +2

6/24/2004, 8:35 AM

Hi, Tanita!
TANITA is a fairly recent coinage but of ancient origin:
"Tanit" or actually "Tinnit" was the name of a Phoenician goddess. She was the main goddess of the City of Carthago, also called upon for fertility. Her name could possibly mean "powerful" but this is just a guess (taken from a doubtful Hebrew word).
Others however consider TANITA an elaboration on Tana or Tanja (both pet forms of the Russian TATJANA > TATIUS).
Does this help?

Andy

- Ian Stenson (guest) +1

7/11/2004, 3:21 PM

My wife and I really like the name Tana (New Zealand All Blacks Captain). However we have been told that the name is a girl's name and not a boys name. Could you help settle this dispute before we give our son a girls name.

many thanks

ian

- Andy (guest)

7/16/2004, 1:49 AM

No idea - sorry!
Andy ;—)

- Larissa (guest)

6/15/2004, 7:54 AM

Haha

You could have just asked me if i knew anything about your name..i already know mine!

But sorry..couldn't find anything regarding your name..

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