Tanaka is a
unisex
Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality.
The term 'unisex' was coined as a neologism in the 1960s and was used fairly inf ...
given name of
Shona
Shona often refers to:
* Shona people, a Southern African people
* Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today
Shona may also refer to:
* ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing
* Shona (given name)
* S ...
origin, meaning "we have become beautiful; good" as well as "we are in a state of beauty; goodness." Shona names are given to children regarding the circumstance of their birth, a child borne from a difficult birth may be named "
Nyasha" so as to say "we have experienced grace from God" because he let both child and mother live. Shona names are as symbolic as they are spiritual, often naming children names that praise God.
The name does not have spelling variations as Shona is phonetic language and any changes can result in the alteration of the name and definition entirely. However one could still spell it as - ''Tanakha, Thanakha, Ttanaka, Tannaka, Tanakka'' - although such spelling are rarely if ever used at all.
Similar names include
Takanaka,
Makanaka,
Manaka,
Wanaka.
People with the name Tanaka
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Tanaka Chinyahara
Tanaka Chinyahara (born 12 October 1995) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays for Zambian club Red Arrows, as a midfielder.
Club career
Chinyahara spent his early career with CAPS United, Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits. Zimbabwean professional footballer
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Tanaka Chivanga
Tanaka Chivanga (born 24 July 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in May 2022.
Career
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup. He made his f ...
a Zimbabwean cricketer
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Tanaka Chikati a traditional music from Zimbabwe
* Tanaka Zvaita December 28 reserve for Zimbabwe's squad for the
2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads
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Tanaka Chidora a Zimbabwean poet, literary critic and academic
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Tanaka Dumbura a Zimbabwean model
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Tanaka Masamuke a Zimbabwean online entrepreneur
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Tanaka Siziba Zimbabwean musical artist
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Shona given names
Given names
Zimbabwean names
Unisex given names