Tāne

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Tāne means "man" or "male" in the Māori language.
Popularity
Tāne is not a common name outside of New Zealand.

cartoon of the name Tāne
Cartoon of Tāne

Tāne Name meanings & History

Tāne means "man" or "male" in the Māori language. Means "man" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Tāne was the god of forests and light. He was the son of the sky god Rangi and the earth goddess Papa, who were locked in an embrace and finally separated by their son. He created the tui bird and, by some accounts, man. Tāne is primarily used as a masculine given name in New Zealand.

Zodiac Sign of Tāne: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tāne:

T: Tacky,Truth,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Tireless,Testy,Touchy

A: Ambitious,Assertive,Action,Aggressive,Angry,Argumentative

N: Nitpicking,Nutrition,Neat,Neurosis,Nervous,Nagging,Nice

E: Expressive,Environment,Enliven,Entertain,Enlighten,Exaggerate

Tāne is:

  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Related Names to Tāne

Other Māori names with a similar meaning to Tāne include Rangi (sky), Tangaroa (sea), and Tūmatauenga (war).

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