Given name & surname

Tanaki

“one who counts”

Tanaki is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “one who counts.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “one who counts.”

Tanaki’s family of names

Tanaki has a related form in Tanakea. Tanaki has a related form in Tanakee. Tanaki has a related form in Tanakey.

Walk Tanaki’s family in the name graph

TanakiΤανάκηTanakieTanakeaTanakeeTanakeyTanaky

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Tanaki, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Polynesian

Tanafa

“a drumbeat”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian

Tangaloa

“a courageous man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian · Modern

Taha

“the firstborn child”

40UncommonRising

>99% boys

Polynesian

Toafo

“one who is spontaneous”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian

Lafi

“a shy young man”

No U.S. birth series

79% boys · 21% girls

Polynesian · Modern

Tahi

“one who lives by the sea”

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Polynesian

Langundo

“a peaceful man” · “one who is graceful”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polynesian

Osileani

“one who talks a lot”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Tanaki’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A sister for Tanaki