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Taneia
Pronounced tuh-NAY-uh /təˈneɪ.ə/Low
Meaning: Taneia reads as an inventive spelling in the Tania and Tanya family, the familiar short forms of Tatiana, which comes from the old Roman family name Tatius. The rearranged -eia ending is an American touch, but the parent name and its Roman-Russian lineage stand behind it.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Taneia most likely respells Tania or Tanya, the well-worn short forms of Tatiana, a name descended from the Roman family name Tatius. It circulated as one of many creative -eia and -aya spellings in the later twentieth century, keeping the sound of Tania while giving it a distinctive written shape.
In the United States it stayed rare, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the mid-two-thousands, with use reaching back to the nineteen-seventies. A girl named Taneia then is a young adult today.
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What does the name Taneia mean?
It is most likely a variant of Tania or Tanya, short forms of Tatiana, from the Roman family name Tatius.
How do you pronounce Taneia?
It is said tuh-NAY-uh /təˈneɪ.ə/ - three syllables, with the stress on the second.
Is Taneia a boy or girl name?
Taneia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Taneia?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the mid-two-thousands.