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Tana
Does anyone know the meaning of the girls name Tana?It charted in the Czech Republic for decades, so I think it must have a Czech meaning.I know it can be short for Cayetana in theory, but I don't think that's where the Czech name derives from and all the Spanish ones I knew were Caye, not Tana.
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It's actually Táňa, a diminutive of Taťána (Tatiana).
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Given your mention of Tana being a popular name in the Czech Republic, I'd lean toward it being a local variant or diminutive of a longer Slavic name, with Tatiana or Antonina being likely candidates. However, it's always possible that there are regional variations or historical influences that shaped the name in specific ways.
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