All Submitted Names

Tamzene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tamzin f English (British), English (Australian)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tamzyn f South African
Variant of Tamsyn.

Tân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 新 (tân) meaning "new".

Tấn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 晉 (tấn) meaning "advance, increase, promote".

Tan m Vietnamese
Variant transcription of 新 (see Tân).

Tan m Turkish
Turkish

Tan m Japanese
From Japanese 坦 (tan) meaning "flat, smooth", 旦 (tan) meaning "morning, dawn", 淡 (tan) meaning "pale", 潭 (tan) meaning "deep pool, lake" or 澹 (tan) meaning "quiet; tranquil" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Tan m Thai
Means "resist, withstand" in Thai.

Tana f East Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tanne.

Tana f Yiddish (?)

Tana f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Tanya. This name was popularized by a character in the 1942 movie The Forest Rangers.

Tana f Albanian

Tana m Indonesian
Means "land" in Toraja, spoken in Indonesia.

Tana f Chuukese
Means "dream" in Chuukese.

Tana f & m Malagasy
Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Kamara and its variant, Kamora.

Tana f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Catalan
Variant of Tania, diminutive of Cayetana, and a form of Tanit.

Tana m Karachay-Balkar
Means "calf" or "darling, sweetheart" in Karachay- Balkar.

Tanaaz f Indian (Muslim)

Tanabata m & f Japanese (Japanized, Modern)
Tanabata is the name of many japanese people & a festival.

Tanabos m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A necromancer who lived in Britain some time between the time of Joseph of Arimathea and Uther Pendragon. He was hailed as the greatest magician ever to reside on the island, save Merlin.... [more]

Tanacharison m Seneca

Tanagra f Greek Mythology
The name of a daughter of Asopos and a naiad of the spring, well or fountain of the town of Tanagra in Boioti. Her name is taken from that place.

Tanairis f Spanish (Caribbean)

Tanaka m & f Shona
Means "we are good, we are blessed" in Shona.

Tanakiswa m & f Shona
Means "we have been blessed" in Shona.

Tanako m & f Japanese
Means "shelf, rack, stand" in Japanese.

Tanam m Indian (Sikh)

Tanamara f & m Cherokee
Cherokee meaning "lonely wind".

Tanamart f Berber
Means "happy" in Berber.

Tanamasoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "rays of the sun" in Malagasy.

Tanami f English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the Tanami Desert, a desert in northern Australia, situated in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The name itself is an Anglicized form of Warlpiri Chanamee "never die", referring to certain rock holes in the desert which were said never to run dry.

Tanan f & m Mongolian
Means "pearlaceous, pearly" in Mongolian, derived from тана (tana) meaning "mother-of-pearl, nacre".

Tanandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Tanandra was apparently invented and has no meaning. It may be a junction names such as Tanya + Sandra, or a composition from the parent's name, for example, Tancred + Leandra. It can be inspired by other names with Andra, as Cassandra for example... [more]

Tanaphop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).

Tanapob m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).

Tanapop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).

Tanaquil f Etruscan (Latinized), Ancient Roman
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"... [more]

Tanaquill f Literature
Variant of Tanaquil used in Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590), where it belongs to a daughter of Oberon who becomes the fairy queen Gloriana.

Tanara f Portuguese, English (American)

Tanaruz f Berber, African
Feminine form of Anaruz.

Tanas m Bulgarian, Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Atanas.

Tanas m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Tănase m Romanian
Diminutive of Atanasie

Tanasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, nay and sha in a similar vein to Tanisha.

Tanashiri f History
Variant of Danashri.

Tanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of ta, nay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.

Tanasije m Serbian (Rare)
Short form of Atanasije.

Tanasio m Asturian (Rare)
Truncated form of Atanasio.

Tanat m Kazakh
From Kazakh таң (tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and ат (at) meaning "horse".

Tanat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanat.

Tanatar m Kazakh
Means "born before dawn", derived from Kazakh таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak".

Tanatswa m & f Shona
Means "we have been perfected" in Shona.

Tanausis m Gothic
Tanausis 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)... [more]

Tanausú m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Name 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.

Tənay f Azerbaijani
Means "steady moon, even moon" in Azerbaijani.

Tanay m Sanskrit
Sanskrit name meaning son or belonging to one's family.

Tanaya f Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit tanaya (तनया ) "daughter" or "belonging to one's family; this child of mine".

Tanaydin m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and aydın meaning "intellectual".

Tanaysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanasia.

Tanaysia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanasia

Tanazârt f Berber
Means "defiant, daring" in Tamazight.

Tanaze m Gallo
Gallo short form of Atanase.

Tanázia f Hungarian
Truncated form of Atanázia.

Tañbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Tanbir m Bengali
Bengali transcription of Tanwir.

Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.

Tanca f History (Ecclesiastical)
English, Portuguese, Catalan and Spanish form of Tanche.

Tancha f History (Ecclesiastical)
German form of Tanche.

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 Hebrew
Means "consolation" in Hebrew. The name is used in the Talmud for a great sage who lived in Babylon.

Tancia f African American (Rare)

Tancorix f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Derived from Proto-Celtic *tanko- "peace" and rix "king".

Tancreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Tancredi, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Tandara f Brazilian (Rare)

Tandareis m Arthurian Cycle
Hero of Der Pleier’s "Tandareis and Flordibel".

Tandava f Hinduism
The "Dance of Shiva" in the Hindu religion.

Tandekah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tandeko m Zulu
Always lovable. From Bantu root tande

Tandi f English (Anglicized, Rare)

Tandia f English (Modern)

Tandice f English (Modern, Rare)

Tandila m Georgian (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a short form of Avtandil.

Tandin m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Damdrin.

Tandoğan m Turkish
Means "born at dawn" in Turkish.

Tandokazi f African
Originate from Xhosa, Bantu.

Tandor m Uzbek
Means "in good health" in Uzbek.

Tandra f Indian, English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tandra f Malagasy
Means "mole, beauty mark", inferring that the girl is beautiful.

Tandy f South African

Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.

Tandzile f Swazi
Means "a female addition to the family" in Swazi.

Tâne m Greenlandic
Short form of Tâniale.

Tane m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc, such as Dankmar.

Tane m Finnish
Probably a short form of Taneli.

Tane f Japanese
Means "seed" in Japanese.

Tane m Macedonian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Short form of Atanasije and Atanas.

Tané f Literature
Tané is the name of one of the point of view characters in Samantha Shannon's novel 'The Priory of the Orange Tree'.... [more]

Tanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Tanya.

Tanea f East Frisian
19th-century elaboration of Tana.

Taneaki m Japanese

Tanebdatt f Berber
Means "support" in Tamazight.

Tanee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of various names starting with Tan-, such as Tanya and Tanisha.

Taneesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanegui m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Tanguy.

Ta-Nehisi m Obscure
From 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.

Taneisha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Taneishia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanek m Polish
Diminutive form of Atanazy.

Tanela f Obscure

Tanelankemats f Ainu
Meaning "Woman who plants Seeds" in Ainu.

Tanelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Tanequa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Taniqua.

Taneshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Tang m Hmong

Tanga f Uzbek
Means "(silver) coin" in Uzbek.

Tangakin f Armenian (Rare), Obscure
Variant of Tankagin.

Tanganika f American (Modern, Rare)

Tanganutura f Indigenous Tasmanian
means "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.

Tangaxuan m Purépecha

Tangela f African American
Combination of the phonetic element ta with the name Angela.

Tangelene f English (Rare)

Tangeni m & f Southern African
loose translation "praise god"

Tanger m Low German
Low German form of Dankmar via its variant form Dankert.

Tangerine f Popular Culture
Presumably 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.

Tanggūdai f & m Manchu

Tangie f Obscure, African American
Diminutive of Nortangela or Tangela.

Tanginika f American (Rare)
Not available

Tangiora f & m Maori

Tangjun f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".

Tangli f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Tangman m Garo
From the Garo word তঙ্ (tang) meaning "living" and মঁ (man) meaning "person".

Tangmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plums".

Tangna f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Tangniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Tango f & m English
Vocabulary name referring to a South American dance style that utilises an embracing hold. Its name may come from the Latin tangere, meaning "touch".... [more]

Tañgöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".

Tangqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".

Tangri m Uzbek
Means "celestial spirit" in Uzbek.

Tangriberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek tangri meaning "celestial spirit" and berdi meaning "gave".

Tangsholpan f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Таңшолпан (see Tansholpan).

Tangu f & m Tumbuka
Means "first", usually given to the firstborn of twins.

Tanguistl f Medieval Cornish
Cornish cognate of Tangwystl.

Tangül f Turkish
Means "dawn rose" in Turkish.

Tangwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh tagc "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 Chinese
From Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet". Other characters are possible.

Tangxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Tanhem m Ancient Hebrew
Derived from the Hebrew root נחם (Haham) meaning "to comfort". This name means "(you will) comfort". It was typically given to children around the same time a relative passed.

Tanhiliw f Bashkir
Cognate of Tansilu derived from Bashkir таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak" combined with һылыу (hïlïw) "beautiful".

Tanho m Uzbek
Means "solitary, lone" in Uzbek.

Tanhumet m Biblical German
Variation of Tanhumeth.

Tani m Estonian
Short form of Tanel, rarely used as a given name in its own right.

Tani m Romansh
Short form of Cristian, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Tanía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tania.

Tania f Japanese
From Japanese 渓 (tani) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Tania f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Tâniale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Daniel.

Tânialik m Greenlandic
Variant of Tâniale.

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.

Taniela m Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of Daniel.

Taniele m English (Australian)
Variant of Taniel

Tanieli f Tongan
Tongan feminine form of Taniela.

Tanielle m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Daniel.

Tanielle f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Tenille modelled on Danielle.

Taniera m & f Maori
Maori form of Daniel or Daniela.

Tanija f Slovene
Variant of Tanja.

Tanikia f African American

Taniko f Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tanima f Indian

Tanima f Pashto
Means "wave (of the sea)" in Pashto.

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... [more]

Tanio m Asturian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Tania.

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.

Tanip m Odia
Means "sun" in Odia.

Taniquewa f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tanis f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Taisiya.

Tanis m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Tanise f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Tanish m Indian, Hinduism
Masculine form of Tanisha.

Tanisha f Indian, Hinduism
Meaning "Ambition".

Tanishia f American (Modern)
Elaboration of Tanisha.

Tanishq m Hinduism, Hindi
The meaning of Tanishq means diamond.

Tanisius m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish teno- "heat; fire".

Tanislao m Asturian (Archaic)
Short form of Estanislao.

Tanissa f German (Rare)

Tanita f Thai

Tanitani f Quechua
From the word tani-tani, the name of an Andine flower: the plant species Gentianella primuloides.

Tanitha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Tanith.

Tanius m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Antonius.

Taniusca f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant of Taniuska.

Taniusha f Russian
Alternate transcription of Tanyusha, diminutive of Tatiana or Tatyana, (see Tanya).

Taniushka f Russian
Alternate transcription of Tanyushka, diminutive of Tatiana or Tatyana (see Tanyusha, Tanya).

Taniuska f Spanish (Caribbean), Central American
Form of Tanyushka (compare Katiuska). It is mostly used in Venezuela and Nicaragua.

Tanivu f Tsou

Tåniya f Indigenous American
Means "breath of life" in Pomo, spoken in Northern California.

Taniya f Indian (Rare)

Taniyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tania.

Tanjef m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.

Tanjeff m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.

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.... [more]

Tanjew m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanjev.

Tanji f Arabic
Tanji 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.

Tanjiro m Popular Culture
Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎) is a main character from 'Kimetsu no Yaiba'.

Tanjirou m Japanese
The name of the main protagonist of the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba," Kamado Tanjirou. His name translates as coal/charcoal + rule + son.

Tanjona m Malagasy
Means "goal" in Malagasy.

Tanju m Turkish

Tank m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Name: Tank टङ्क ... [more]

Tanka f Russian (Archaic)

Täñkäbikä f Bashkir
From 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).

Tankagin f Armenian (Rare)
From Armenian թանկագին (t'ankagin) meaning "dear, precious".

Tankan m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Name : Tankan टङ्कण / टंकण... [more]

Tankard m Medieval English
Variant of Tancred.

Tankatik m Hinduism
Name - Tankatik टड़्कटीक, टंकटीक, टङ्कटीक... [more]

Tanke m Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian pet form of Tanne.

Tankeeya f African American

Tankerville f English

Tankika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING - chisel ... [more]

Tankka f Chuvash
Chuvash variant of Tatiana.

Tanko m Hausa
Name given to a boy born after many girls.

Tankosav m Serbian

Tankosava f Serbian
Feminine form of Tankosav.

Tankréd m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tancred.

Tankred m German (Modern, Rare)
German form of Tancred.

Tankun f & m Japanese
dagger

Tankut m Turkish

Tanmanjeet m Indian (Sikh, Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Possibly from Persian تن (tan) "body" combined with Sanskrit मनस् (manas) "mind" and जिति (jiti) "victory, conquering" (compare Manjeet)... [more]

Tanmay m Indian, Bengali, Hindi
Modern form of Tanmaya.

Tanmaya m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit tanmaya (तन्मय) meaning "absorbed in, made up of, identified with."

Tanmayi f Hinduism
Means "flower" in Hindu.

Tanmayo m Indian

Tanme m Jèrriais
Short form of Thonmas.

Tanmeet m & f Punjabi
A Sikh name meaning “strong” or “loyal” in Punjabi.

Tanmîn m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Thonmas.

Tanminne m Jèrriais
Variant of Tanmîn.

Tanmoy m & f Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Tanmaya.

Tanna f & m Melanesian
Tanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.

Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.

Tannakin f Folklore, Literature
Tannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.

Tannar m & f English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Tanner

Tannaz f Persian

Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.

Tanneke f West Frisian, Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Tane via Tanne, which was created using the diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]

Tannen m & f English
Means "fir tree" in German.

Tannetje f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine diminutive of Tane.

Tanngnidr f Old Norse
Variant of Tanngniðr.

Tanngniðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "teeth-grinder". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Tannia f English, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tanja.

Tannie f & m English (American)

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... [more]

Tannisha f African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanno m Frisian
Frisian variant of Tanne.

Tanno m Estonian
Variant of Taano.

Tannon m English

Tannooq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tánôĸ.

Tannoz f Uzbek
Means "coquettish, beautiful, graceful" in Uzbek.

Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.

Tannyn m & f English (Rare)

Tano m Italian (Rare)
Short form of Gaetano.

Tanoj m Telugu
Meaning "Son".

Tánôĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Tanomu m Japanese
From Japanese 頼 (tanomu) meaning "request, rely" or other kanji or kanji combinations pronounced in the same way.

Tanong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanong.

Tanongchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanongchai.

Tanongsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanongsak.

Tanotalos m Gaulish
Cisalpine form of Dannotalos

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 Uzbek
Uzbek 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.... [more]

Tañqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar танг (tañ) meaning "dawn" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).

Tanrake m Polynesian
Means "ocean" in Gilbertese.

Tanrée f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Sister of the Little Knight, a friend of Gawain. She fell in love with Gawain and became his paramour.

Tanrıverdi m Azerbaijani
Means "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from tanrı meaning "god" and verdi meaning "gave".

Tansag f & m Mongolian
Means "precious, luxurious, splendid" in Mongolian.

Tansen m Indian
Name of Mian Tansen, father of Indian classical music.

Tanshi f Thai
Tanshi means goddess in Thai

Tansholpan f Kazakh
From Kazakh таң (tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and Шолпан (Sholpan) meaning "Venus (the planet)".

Tansilu f Tatar
From Tatar сылу (sılu) meaning "beautiful" combined with таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak".

Tansiqa f Uzbek
Derived from tansiq meaning "rare" or "cherished, well-loved".

Tanssi m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "dance" in Finnish.

Tansu m & f Turkish
From Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and su meaning "water".

Tansu m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING- decorated, Name of a prince of Lunar-race. It is derived from Sanskrit word तंस्

Tañsulpan f Bashkir
From Bashkir таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and cулпан (sulpan) meaning "Venus".

Tansylu f Tatar
Means "beautiful as the morning" in Tatar.

Tanța f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -tanța like Constanța.

Tanta f Literature
used 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... [more]

Tantalides m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A scribe from Vercelli, Italy, who served Arthur and recorded the deeds of the Knights of the Round Table.

Tantalis f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Empress of Greece and Constantinople, wife of Alexander, emperor of Constantinople. She was the mother of Alexander and Alis, and grandmother of Cligés.... [more]

Tantalos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ταλάντατος (talántatos) "one who has to bear much", itself derived from τάλας (tálas) "wretched, miserable".

Tantalus m Greek Mythology
In 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... [more]

Tantamani m Ancient Egyptian
From 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.

Tantawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thantawan.

Tante m Asturian (Rare)
Short form of Costante.

Tanteraka m & f Malagasy
Means "accomplished, completed" or "perfect" in Malagasy.

Tanți f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanța.

Tanto m Javanese
From Javanese tanta meaning "big, large, more, a lot".

Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]