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German
German : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest, Middle High German tan. This was originally a distinct word from tanne ‘pine tree’, and denoted a forest of any kind. Inevitably, however, the two became confused, with the result that Tann now denotes only coniferous forests; it is a rather rare and literary word.English (East Anglia) : variant of Tanner 1.
Female
English
English pet form of Latin Tatiana, probably TANIA means "father."
Girl/Female
English
From Tangiers.
Boy/Male
British, English
Leather-tanner
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Daniēl (Hebrew Daniyel), TANELI means "God is my judge."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Tansy, TANZI means "tansy flower" and "immortal."
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English
English : habitational name from Tansley in Derbyshire, named from an Old English Tan or Old English tÄn ‘branch’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’.
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English
English : habitational name from Tankersley in South Yorkshire (formerly in the West Riding), named in Old English as ‘Tancred’s clearing (lēah)’. Compare Italian Tancredi.
Girl/Female
English
From Tangiers.
Female
Russian
(ТанÑ) Russian pet form of Latin Tatiana, probably TANYA means "father."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Tansy, TANZY means "tansy flower" and "immortal."
Boy/Male
British, English
Leather-tanner
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name TANGAKWUNU means "rainbow."
Boy/Male
Sikh
Tan - body & Deep - lamp light). body with light
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English and Dutch
English and Dutch : occupational name for a tanner of skins, Middle English tanner, Middle Dutch taenre. (The Middle English form derives from Old English tannere, from Late Latin tannarius, reinforced by Old French taneor, from Late Latin tannator; both Late Latin forms derive from a verb tannare, possibly from a Celtic word for the oak, whose bark was used in the process.)Swiss and German : habitational name for someone from any of several places called Tanne (in the Harz Mountains and Silesia) or Tann (southern Germany).Finnish : topographic or ornamental name from Finnish tanner ‘open field’.
Female
Greek
(Τάνις) Greek form of Phoenician Tanith, possibly TANIS means "serpent lady. In Egyptian her name means "land of Neith."
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English
English : unexplained.Northern Irish : unexplained; it could perhaps be from Gaelic tanaidh ‘thin’.
Male
Italian
Italian form of German Tancred, TANCREDO means "thought-counsel."
Female
English
English name derived from the flower name, "tansy," from a contracted form of Greek Athanasia, TANSY means "immortal."
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English (mainly Yorkshire)
English (mainly Yorkshire) : from a Norman personal name, Tancard, composed of the Germanic words þank ‘thought’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.English (mainly Yorkshire) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of barrels and drinking vessels, or a nickname for a hardened drinker, from Middle English tankard ‘tub’, ‘cup’ (apparently a borrowing from Middle Dutch).
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n.
Same as Tannic acid, under Tannic.
n.
A salt of tantalic acid.
imp. & p. p.
of Tantalize
adv.
In a tantalizing or teasing manner.
n.
The act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized.
n.
Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The common tansy (T. vulgare) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes.
n.
An inclosure where the tanning of leather is carried on; a tannery.
n.
See Tanier.
n.
A tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or black color.
n.
A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a dark powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also tantalium.
v. i.
To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Tantalize
a.
Of or pertaining to tantalum; derived from, or containing, tantalum; specifically, designating any one of a series of acids analogous to nitric acid and the polyacid compounds of phosphorus.
a.
Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan; as, tannic acid.
n.
The art or process of converting skins into leather. See Tan, v. t., 1.
adv.
Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to ride tantivy.
n.
One who tantalizes.
n.
A heavy mineral of an iron-black color and submetallic luster. It is essentially a tantalate of iron.
n.
A punishment like that of Tantalus; a teasing or tormenting by the hope or near approach of good which is not attainable; tantalization.