Tana
TAH-na or TAAH-na
English, Frisian, Spanish, Slavic
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Tana Origin and Meaning
The name Tana is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "thought or sweetheart".
An Ethiopian place-name and multicultural diminutive for many names, including the Slavic Tatiana and the Spanish Cayetana. Tana is also a rare Frisian name, meaning "thought", as well as a masculine name meaning "sweetheart" in the Turkic Karachay-Balkar language.
This slight but strong name is enjoying new visibility thanks to bestselling mystery writer Tana French.
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Famous People Named Tana
- Cayetana Elizabeth "Tana" RamsayEnglish cookbook author and wife of chef Gordon Ramsay
- Táňa FischerováCzech actress
- Tana FrenchIrish novelist and actress
- Tana GoertzAmerican reality TV personality of "The Apprentice" Season 3
- Tana HobanAmerican children's author and photographer
- Tana Marie MongeauAmerican Internet Personality
Tana in Pop Culture
- Tana Moonreporter in Metropolis in the "Superboy" comics
- Tanacharacter in video game "Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones"
- Tana and Ririin Gujarati folklore, twin sisters who chose to die rather than sing in Akbar's court
- Tanathe lead character in Holly Black's "The Coldest Girl In Coldtown"