Name Tanaquil
Gender Feminine
Scripts 饜寛饜寑饜實饜寵饜寘饜寜饜寢(Etruscan)
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Meaning & History
Latinized form of the Etruscan name Thanchvil which meant "gift of Thana 1", composed of the name of the goddess Thana and cvil meaning "gift". This was the name of the wife of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome in the 7th century BC. In modern times it was borne by prima ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929-2000).