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Tanna
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Pronounced TAN-uh /ΛtΓ¦n.Ι/High
Meaning: Tanna is a mid-century American name usually read as a variant of Tana or a short form of Tanya, the Russian pet form of Tatiana, from the Roman family name Tatius. It reads as a crisp, modern short name.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tanna is a short American name generally understood as a variant of Tana or a clipped form of Tanya, the Russian diminutive of Tatiana, itself from the old Roman name Tatius. It appears in United States records from the nineteen-forties and rose with the mid-century taste for compact, vowel-light girls' names.
It reached its high point in 1979 and stayed in light use for decades afterward. Tanna reads as a mid-to-late-century short name worn by women now in their forties and fifties; its exact route is best given honestly as the Tana/Tanya family rather than a single fixed root.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tanna mean?
Tanna is taken as a form of Tana or short for Tanya, ultimately from the Roman name Tatiana.
How do you pronounce Tanna?
It's said TAN-uh /ΛtΓ¦n.Ι/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Tanna a boy or girl name?
Tanna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tanna?
Tanna was an uncommon name that crested in the late seventies and has stayed rare; it has not revived.