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Tanisha
तनिशाSay it tuh-NEE-shaa
- Meaning today
- Ambition
- In the dictionaries
- Not in the classical dictionaries; most likely a modern name
- Say it
- tuh-NEE-shaa
- Written
- तनिशा
- Other spellings
- Taneesha, Tanishaa
Tanisha
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Tanisha meaning
Tanisha (तनिशा) is a Hindu girl's name.
Meaning today
Ambition
In the dictionaries
The name isn't in the classical dictionaries we use, so it is most likely a modern name. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Tanisha (तनिशा) is a modern name, and we could not find it, or a clear parent word, in the Sanskrit dictionaries. Indian name lists usually give the meaning "ambition", but none cites a source, and no Sanskrit word for ambition resembles it. Some writers suggest it is built on tanu, which Monier-Williams gives as slender or delicate and, as a noun, the body or self, but that is a guess rather than a documented derivation. In India Tanisha is treated as the feminine partner of the boys' name Tanish. The same name is also used in the United States, where it has a separate history.
References: Monier-Williams, tanu, p. 435 · Wikipedia, Tanisha (name)
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
Tanisha · Taneesha · Tanishaa