Tanis

Variation of Tanith, Phoenician, Native American, Cree

"daughter"

Tanis Origin and Meaning

The name Tanis is a girl's name meaning "daughter".

This obscure name found in Sinclair Lewis's 1923 novel Babbitt is a bit hipper than most other is-ending names like Janis and Doris. Some sources consider it a variation of Tanith, who is a Phoenician moon goddess and fertility figure, while others say it is a North American indigenous name from the Cree culture, meaning daughter. It may in fact have two separate derivations and meanings, but in any case is a lovely and unusual name.

Popularity of the name Tanis

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Famous People Named Tanis

• Tanis Gray American knitwear designer
• Tanis Eva Bulkeley Guinness British heiress
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The name Tanis in Pop Culture

• Tanis Greek name for the Semitic goddess Tanith
• Tanis Judique character in Sinclair Lewis's satirical novel 'Babbitt' (1922)
• Tanis the Sang,digger', an 1893 novel by Amelie Rives (Princess Troubetzkoy)
• Tanis Half Elven, a main character in the 'Dragonlance' series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman
• Tanis adorable little mummy in the movie 'Scooby,Doo and the Ghoul School'
• Tanis podcast named for the ancient Egyptian city of Tanis
• Tanis Cree name meaning "daughter"
• Tanis a character in the Canadian television sitcom 'Letterkenny'