Please don't name your sons Tanis. It's a feminine name, and recently sometimes inaccurately used as a male name. I think it sounds way better for a girl.
― Anonymous User 2/4/2018
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My daughter was born in 1995 and we named her Tanis from the Dragonlance book of the same name.
I've only ever heard the name Tanis in the Dragonlance books. I didn't really realize it was an actual name until I looked it up here. I like the sound of it, and I think it definitely suits both boys and girls.
Tanis is a girl's name, however I do agree it does sound slightly masculine. The worst thing about being called Tanis myself is how many people cannot pronounce it.