Save Gender Masculine Usage Indian (Sikh, Rare), Punjabi (Rare) Scripts तन्मन्जीत(Hindi) ਤਨਮਨਜੀਤ(Gurmukhi) Meaning & History Possibly from Persian تن (tan) "body" combined with Sanskrit मनस् (manas) "mind" and जिति (jiti) "victory, conquering" (compare Manjeet). A known bearer is Tanmanjeet 'Tan' Dhesi (1978-), a British politician of Punjabi descent.