Comments (Meaning / History Only)
Tahnee is a derivative of the name "Tanya" according to the German-Polish meaning of the name. Raquel Welch's daughter has this name. I like the spelling of it as it then isn't confused with Tawny, the color.
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I also find it hard to believe this is a variant of Tawny, when Tawny is so extremely rare as a name and is pronounced completely differently.
Australians think that this name is from an Aboriginal word for "wave" or "salt water", which seems unlikely and cannot be vouched for by a single linguist.
My theory is that it is a variant of Tahnia (TAH-nee-uh), which is a form of Tanya.
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Australians think that this name is from an Aboriginal word for "wave" or "salt water", which seems unlikely and cannot be vouched for by a single linguist.
My theory is that it is a variant of Tahnia (TAH-nee-uh), which is a form of Tanya.
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I have my doubts about Tahnee being a variant of Tawny.
Primarily, because all the Tahnees I've come across seem to be Australian. And in an Australian accent, Tahnee does not sound like Tawny. Somebody commented above about Tahnee being Polynesian, I have also heard it might come from an Indian word. I reckon an Asian source is likely, considering proximity to Australia.
Of course, for all I know, there are hundreds of American Tahnees who pronounce Tawny the same way and that's where they got their name.
I wonder if there have been any high-profile Tahnees that kickstarted the name?
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Primarily, because all the Tahnees I've come across seem to be Australian. And in an Australian accent, Tahnee does not sound like Tawny. Somebody commented above about Tahnee being Polynesian, I have also heard it might come from an Indian word. I reckon an Asian source is likely, considering proximity to Australia.
Of course, for all I know, there are hundreds of American Tahnees who pronounce Tawny the same way and that's where they got their name.
I wonder if there have been any high-profile Tahnees that kickstarted the name?
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My name's Tahni and I pronounce it Tar-nee. Heaps of people call me Taheeni which can be really frustrating. It can also mean Valley in Japanese and it's the name of a white feather used in traditional American Indian female ceremonies.
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Tahnee is Polynesian and it means "beside the sea".
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