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Boy name Maori origin classic tradition

Tane

TAH-neh · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God of forests and birds; man
Language
Maori
Culture
Maori/New Zealand
Religion
classic
Style era
modern
Themes
forest god) · Tane Norton
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Popularity over time

2012 rank#13977
2012 births5
Peak year1999
First appeared1999
Total US births17
1999 peak19992002200620092012
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Tan
Alternate spellings
TanneTahne
In other languages
Tane (Maori)Tāne (macron)

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