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Tanat m KazakhFrom Kazakh таң
(tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and ат
(at) meaning "horse".
Tanatar m KazakhMeans "born before dawn", derived from Kazakh таң
(tañ) "dawn, daybreak".
Tanausis m GothicTanausis was a legendary king of the Goths, according to Jordanes's Getica (5.47). The 19th-century scholar Alfred von Gutschmid assigned his reign to 1323 BC - 1290 BC. According to the Getica, he was the Gothic king who halted the advance of the Egyptian armies of the Egyptian king Sesostris (whom Jordanes calls Vesosis)... [
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Tanausú m Spanish (Canarian), GuancheName of a Guanche ruler from the island of La Palma, known for his fierce resistance against the Castillians during the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century. This name had a revival in the 1980's.
Tanay m SanskritSanskrit name meaning son or belonging to one's family.
Tanaya f Indian, HindiDerived from Sanskrit
tanaya (तनया ) "daughter" or "belonging to one's family; this child of mine".
Tanaydin m & f TurkishDerived from the Turkish
tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
aydın meaning "intellectual".
Tañbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Tanche f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Tanche is a local Christian saint from Troyes, France. She was killed while defending her virginity when attacked by a servant. She is considered to be a martyr. Her cultus dates from the early 7th century and her feast day is celebrated October 10.
Tanchum m HebrewMeans "consolation" in Hebrew. The name is used in the Talmud for a great sage who lived in Babylon.
Tandra f MalagasyMeans "mole, beauty mark", inferring that the girl is beautiful.
Tandzile f SwaziMeans "a female addition to the family" in Swazi.
Tané f LiteratureTané is the name of one of the point of view characters in Samantha Shannon's novel 'The Priory of the Orange Tree'.... [
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Ta-Nehisi m ObscureFrom Ancient Egyptian
tꜣ-nḥsj meaning "Nubian Land", itself from the Egyptian roots
tꜣ ("land") and
nḥsj ("Nubian"). This is the name of American journalist and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Tanganutura f Indigenous Tasmanianmeans "to weep bitterly" in Palawa. This was the name of the mother of Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905), who was the last fluent speaker of a Tasmanian language.
Tangerine f Popular CulturePresumably from the English word, which refers to a red or orange colored citrus fruit. Mentioned as a name in the songs 'Tangerine' by Led Zeppelin and 'Tangerine' by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
Tangjun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".
Tangli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Tangman m GaroFrom the Garo word তঙ্ (
tang) meaning "living" and মঁ (
man) meaning "person".
Tangmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
梅 (méi) meaning "plums".
Tangna f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Tangniu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum" and
妞 (niū) meaning "girl".
Tango f & m EnglishVocabulary name referring to a South American dance style that utilises an embracing hold. Its name may come from the Latin
tangere, meaning "touch".... [
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Tañgöl f BashkirFrom Bashkir
таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".
Tangqiong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Tangriberdi m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
tangri meaning "celestial spirit" and
berdi meaning "gave".
Tangu f & m TumbukaMeans "first", usually given to the firstborn of twins.
Tangwen f WelshDerived from Welsh
tanc "peace" combined with
gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.
Tangxing f ChineseFrom Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet". Other characters are possible.
Tangxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Tanhiliw f BashkirCognate of
Tansilu derived from Bashkir таң
(tañ) "dawn, daybreak" combined with һылыу
(hïlïw) "beautiful".
Tani m RomanshShort form of
Cristian, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Tania f JapaneseFrom Japanese 渓 (
tani) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Tanie f Japanese (Rare)From 谷 (
tani) meaning "valley" and 栄 (
e) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Taniko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Tanimara f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)Some sources claim this name means "lonely north wind" in Comanche, though no evidence supporting this meaning can be found. The name appears most common in Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch speaking nations, which further suggests the name is not of Comanche origin... [
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Tanios m Arabic (Mashriqi)This is a version of Anthony, referring to St. Anthony, used as a given name among the Maronite Christians of Lebanon.
Tanitani f QuechuaFrom the word
tani-tani, the name of an Andine flower: the plant species Gentianella primuloides.
Tanjev m German (Modern, Rare)Despite its Russian sound, the name originated in Germany in the 1970's. According to the journalist Tanjev Schultz his parents have heard the name in an unidentified Russian film.... [
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Tanji f ArabicTanji is a reference to the sleek, fast coursing hounds of Arabia and Persia.
Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.
Tanjirou m JapaneseThe name of the main protagonist of the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba," Kamado Tanjirou. His name translates as coal/charcoal + rule + son.
Täñkäbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
тәңкә (täñkä) meaning "ruble, silver coin (arc.)" or "fish scale", also the name of metal pieces of decoration sewn on women's traditional clothes or interwoven into hair, and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Tanko m HausaName given to a boy born after many girls.
Tanmeet m & f PunjabiA Sikh name meaning “strong” or “loyal” in Punjabi.
Tanna f & m MelanesianTanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tannakin f Folklore, LiteratureTannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.
Tannis f English (Rare)Variant of
Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [
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Tannoz f UzbekMeans "coquettish, beautiful, graceful" in Uzbek.
Tanomu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 頼 (tanomu) meaning "request, rely" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.
Tanoute f & m Coptic (Sahidic)Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun)
ta combined with Egyptian
nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.
Tanovar f UzbekUzbek feminine name derived from the name of a classical Uzbek folk dance melody.
Tanpopo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)From 蒲公英
(tanpopo), referring to the dandelion, likely to have originated from a contraction of 田菜
(tana), the old name for the flowering plant, with the addition of 頬
(hoho) meaning "cheek," from the flowering plant's resemblance to a cheek of a face.... [
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Tañqız f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
танг (tañ) meaning "dawn" and
къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
Tanrıverdi m AzerbaijaniMeans "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from
tanrı meaning "god" and
verdi meaning "gave".
Tansen m IndianName of Mian Tansen, father of Indian classical music.
Tansholpan f KazakhFrom Kazakh таң
(tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and Шолпан
(Sholpan) meaning "Venus (the planet)".
Tansilu f TatarFrom Tatar сылу
(sılu) meaning "beautiful" combined with таң
(tañ) "dawn, daybreak".
Tansiqa f UzbekDerived from
tansiq meaning "rare" or "cherished, well-loved".
Tansu m & f TurkishFrom Turkish
tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
su meaning "water".
Tañsulpan f BashkirFrom Bashkir
таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
cулпан (sulpan) meaning "Venus".
Tanta f Literatureused by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Hobbit Tanta Hornblower, the great-grandmother of Frodo Baggins.
Tanta f Inca"Beautiful beyond exaggeration," is how one Spanish chronicler described Tanta Carhua. Carhua was a ten-year old Inca child whose father offered her to the Inca Emperor as a Capacocha sacrifice. The honour of sacrifice was bestowed not only on the family, but was forever immortalized in the child... [
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Tantalis f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureEmpress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Alexander, emperor of Constantinople. She was the mother of Alexander and Alis, and grandmother of Cligés.... [
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Tantalos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Ancient Greek
ταλάντατος (
talántatos) "one who has to bear much", itself derived from
τάλας (
tálas) "wretched, miserable".
Tantalus m Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology he was a hero, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink... [
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Tantamani m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
tnwt-jmn, of Kushite origin. This was the name of one of the rulers of Kush and the last pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty.
Tanto m JavaneseFrom Javanese
tanta meaning "big, large, more, a lot".
Tantor m LiteratureTantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tanuja f Hinduismriver yamuna in india,hindu mythalogy-sisiter of yam.
Tanulduz f AzerbaijaniFrom the Turkish
tan meaning "dawn, evening" and Azerbaijani
ulduz meaning "star".
Tanwen f WelshMeans "white fire" from Welsh
tan "fire" (compare
Tanguy) combined with
gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.
Tanwyn m WelshMeans "white fire", derived from Welsh
tân "fire" and
gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
Tanyaradzwa f ShonaMeans "we have been consoled", "we have found comfort" in Shona, often bestowed upon a girl born after a tragedy or difficulty, she being the source of consolation or comfort; the implied meaning is "blessing, godsend".
Tanyo m BulgarianContracted form of other Bulgarian masculine names such as: Stoyan, Atanas, Stanislav, Tsvetan and so on, or the feminine Tanya. ... [
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Tanyth f English (African)The name Tanyth means the worker of god/word of god. With this name comes a pure heart and a desire to do good.
Tanyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
潭 (tán) meaning "deep pool, deep, profound" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Tañzifa f BashkirFrom Bashkir
таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
зифа (zifa) meaning "beautiful, elegant".