Meaning and Origin
What does the name Tanai mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Tanai
User Submitted Origins
African
32%
Indian (Sanskrit)
25%
Sanskrit
18%
English
14%
Jamaican
4%
Irish
4%
Hungarian
4%
International Interest
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Wiktionary
From Old Irish tanaide, related to tanae, from Proto-Celtic *tanawyos (compare Welsh tenau), from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (compare Ancient Greek ταναός (tanaós, “outstretched, tall”), Latin tenuis, Old Norse þunnr).
- shoal, shallow water