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Tanay
तनयSay it TUN-ay
- Meaning today
- Son, dear son
- Original meaning
- "a son; (adjective) belonging to one's own family" Monier-Williams, p. 435
- Say it
- TUN-ay
- Written
- तनय
- Other spellings
- Thanay
Tanay
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Tanay meaning
Tanay (तनय) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
A son; (adjective) belonging to one's own family
Also used to mean: dear son
Tanay (तनय) is the Sanskrit tanaya, "a son". Monier-Williams records the noun from the law book of Manu and the Mahābhārata, and an older Vedic adjective meaning "propagating a family" or "belonging to one's own family". The feminine form tanayā means "a daughter", and the neuter tanaya can mean offspring or posterity. Name lists give Tanay as "son" or "dear son", which is the dictionary sense. It is a plain, everyday word for a son rather than an epithet of any god. The name is short and sounds the same in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and the South Indian languages.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 435 · entry tanaya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, tanaya, p. 435
Fits your syllable
First sound त
Swati nakshatra, pada 4 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ता, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Tanay · Thanay