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Tanima
तनिमाSay it TO-ni-maa
Tanima meaning
Tanima (तनिमा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali usage).
Graceful or delicate slimness; subtlety (Sanskrit taniman: slenderness)
Also used to mean: beautiful
Tanima (तनिमा) comes from Sanskrit taniman, a noun from tanu, "thin, slender, delicate". Monier-Williams gives taniman as thinness or slenderness, and the Samsad Bengali dictionary defines Bengali tanimā as graceful or delicate slimness of the body, and also subtlety. Name lists render Tanima as "beautiful" or "delicate", which is the poetic sense the Bengali word carries. It is a soft, three-syllable name used mainly in Bengal and Bangladesh, where it is said "To-ni-ma".
Source: Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary (Biswas), p. 446 · entry তনিমা (tanimā) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary, tanimā, p. 446 · Monier-Williams, taniman, p. 435
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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
Tanima · Tanimaa · Tonima