Tana may refer to:

Places

Africa

Lake Tana Lake Tana (; previously transcribed Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and a source of the Blue Nile. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately long and wide, with a maximum depth of , and ...

, a lake in Ethiopia (and a source of the Nile River) * Tana Qirqos, an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near the mouth of the Gumara River *

Tana River County Tana River County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. It is named after the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya. It has an area of and had a population of 315,943 as of the 2019 census. The county borders Kitui County to t ...

, a county of Coast Province, Kenya *

Tana River (Kenya) The Tana River is the longest river in Kenya, it is also called Sagana River in the Mt Kenya region and gives its name to the Tana River County. Nakaegawa T., Wachana C. and KAKUSHIN Team-3 Modeling Group. (2012). "First impact assessment of ...

, the longest river in Kenya * ''Tana'', a shorthand form of

Antananarivo Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...

, the capital of Madagascar *

Tana, Guinea Tana is a small rural village in Guinea, nor far from the border with Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by G ...

, a small village in Guinea

Americas

* Tana Glacier, a glacier in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska * Tana River (Alaska), a river in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska * Tana River (Cuba), a river of southern Cuba * Tana (volcano), a volcano on Chuginadak Island, Alaska

Asia

* Kyzyl-Tana, a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan * Tana Station, a railway station in the Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan * Tana,

Kukin Tana Thane (; previously known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India and on the northeastern side of Mumbai. It is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city ...

, or Tana Mayambu, former names of Thane, India

Europe

* Tana or

Tanais Tanais ( ''Tánaïs''; ) was an ancient Greek city in the Don river delta, called the Maeotian marshes in classical antiquity. It was a bishopric as Tana and remains a Latin Catholic titular see as Tanais. Location The delta reaches into the ...

, a medieval city and bishopric on the Sea of Azov *

Tana Municipality or is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tana bru. Among the other villages in the municipality are Austertana, Bonakas, Polmak, Rustefjelbma, and Skiippagurra. The m ...

, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *

Tana bru , , or is the administrative centre of Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the western bank of the Tana River, along the European route E6 highway. The village has a population (2023) of 743 which gives ...

, a village in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Tana Church, a church in the village of Rustefjelbma in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *

Tana River (Norway) Tana River may refer to: * Tana River (Alaska), a river in Alaska, United States * Tana River (Cuba), a river in southern Cuba *Tana River (Kenya), the longest river in Kenya **Tana River County Tana River County is a county in the former Coa ...

, the third longest river in Norway, located in Finnmark county

Oceania

* Tana or

Tanna (island) Tanna (sometimes misspelled ''Tana'') is an island in southern Vanuatu. Tanna is the most populous island of Tafea Province, and the third most populous in the country (after Efate and Espiritu Santo). It is home to five indigenous languages, w ...

, an island in Vanuatu

People

Tana (rapper) Steven Dale Lewis II (born November 14, 2006), known professionally as Tana (stylized in all lowercase; formerly known as BabySantana) or BANA), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to popularity in early 2021 w ...

, Steven Lewis, American rapper known under the name tana (born 2006) * Tana, a variant of the given name Tanya *

Kuo Hsing-chun Kuo Hsing-chun ( zh, t=郭婞淳, p=Guō Xìngchún; Amis language, Amis name: Tana; born 26 November 1993) is a Taiwanese Amis people, Amis Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter, Olympic gold medalist, five time world champion, two time Universia ...

(Amis name: Tana), a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter (born 1993) *

Elijah Tana Elijah Tana (born 28 February 1975) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. International career Tana represented the Zambia national team at the African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2006. See also *List of me ...

(born 1975), a former Zambian footballer *

Nick Tana Nick Tana is the former chairman of the Australian association football club Perth Glory. He had been the chairman and the majority shareholder of Perth Glory from the club's inception in 1995 until 2006. Tana is the former owner of fast food c ...

, the former chairman of the Australian football club ''Perth Glory'' *

Rawat Tana Rawat Tana (born 5 May 1977) is a wheelchair racer from Thailand who is a gold medalist at both the Summer Paralympic and World Championships. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 3rd in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. In ...

(born 1977), a wheelchair racer from Thailand who competes at the Olympic level *

Tana and Riri Tana and Riri is an Indian story about two girls born around 1564, who were asked to sing in the court of Akbar. The story has become part of Gujarati folk culture. The twins were from a northern town known as Vadnagar near Visnagar in the sta ...

, the twin sisters who chose to die rather than sing in Akbar's court, in India *

Tana Chanabut Tana Chanabut (; born June 6, 1984), simply known as Man () is a Thai professional football manager and former football player. He is currently the assistant coach of Thai League 1 club Khon Kaen United. International career On 8 September 201 ...

(born 1984), Thai footballer who plays for Pattaya United *

Táňa Fischerová Taťana Fischerová (better known as Táňa Fischerová) (6 June 1947 – 25 December 2019) was a Czech actress, writer, television host, politician and civic activist. From 2002 to 2006, she was a member of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. ...

(1947–2019), Czech actress, writer, television host, politician and civic activist *

Tana French Tana French (born 10 May 1973) is an American-Irish writer and theatrical actress. She is a longtime resident of Dublin, Ireland. Her debut novel '' In the Woods'' (2007), a psychological mystery, won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barr ...

(born 1973), Irish novelist and theatrical actress *

Tana Hoban Tana Hoban (February 20, 1917 – January 27, 2006) was an American photographer and creator of children's books, including many picture books without any words. Early life and education Tana Hoban was born in Philadelphia to Jeanette (Dim ...

(1917–2006), American author and photographer *

Tana Mongeau Tana Marie Mongeau ( ; born June 24, 1998) is an American internet personality. She is known to make "storytime" videos and similar content posted to her YouTube channel. Early life Tana Mongeau was born on June 24, 1998, to Rick and Rebecca M ...

(born 1998), American Internet personality * Táňa Radeva (1957–2025), Slovak actress *

Tana Ramsay Cayetana Elizabeth "Tana" Ramsay (née Hutcheson; born 23 August 1974) is an English TV broadcaster and author of several cookery books. Early life Cayetana Elizabeth Hutcheson was born in Croydon, South London, United Kingdom, and raised on a f ...

(born 1974), British TV broadcaster and author of bestselling books on cooking *

Tana Sripandorn Tana Sripandorn (; born August 15, 1986) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rongseemaechaithanachotiwat Phayao. Honour ; Lamphun Warriors * Thai League 2 (1): 2021–22 * Thai League 3 (1): 2020–21 ;Phitsanul ...

(born 1986), a professional footballer from Thailand playing for Samut Songkhram FC *

Tana Umaga Jonathan Ionatana Falefasa Umaga (; ; born 27 May 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. He is head coach of Moana Pasifika in the Super Rugby competition. He was granted ...

(born 1973), New Zealand rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team *

Tana Wood Tana Elaine Wood is a biogeochemist and ecosystem scientist with a focus in land-use and climate change. Her research is focused on looking into how these issues affect tropical forested ecosystems and particularly focuses on soil science and b ...

, biogeochemist and ecosystem scientist * Pedro Tanausú Domínguez Placeres, commonly known as Tana (born 1990), a Spanish footballer

Fictional characters

* Tana, a character from the video game ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' *

Tana Moon This list is the cast of characters secondary to the main character of Superman in the Superman comics, television programs, cartoons, and movies. Almost all versions reference the source material of the comic book version and therefore the variou ...

, a fictional character who was a reporter in Metropolis in the Superboy comics

Organizations

Telugu Association of North America Telugu Association of North America (also referred to as TANA) is a non-profit organization and is one of oldest Indo-American national level organisation primarily for networking of Telugu people in North America North America is a ...

(TANA) * Tana FC Formation, a football club from Madagascar * Tana Oy, a Finnish waste management company

Religion and mythology

* Tana, claimed to be an early Etruscan name for the Roman goddess

Diana Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...

, according to ''

Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches ''Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches'' is a book composed by the American folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland that was published in 1899. It contains what he believed was the religious text of a group of pagan witches in Tuscany, Italy, that docum ...

''. This recognized as some

Neopagan Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, spans a range of new religious movements variously influenced by the beliefs of pre-modern peoples across Europe, North Africa, and the Near East. Despite some common simila ...

s as accurate. * The single form of

Tannaim ''Tannaim'' ( Amoraic Hebrew: תנאים "repeaters", "teachers", singular ''tanna'' , borrowed from Aramaic) were the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 10–220 CE. The period of the Tannaim, also refe ...

, Rabbinic sages whose views were record in the Mishnah

Other uses

1641 Tana Events January–March * January 4 – The stratovolcano Mount Parker in the Philippines has a major eruption. * January 14 – The Battle of Malacca concludes with the Dutch East India Company ending Portuguese control o ...

, a main-belt asteroid * ''Tana'', a minor Kazakh

Jüz A jüz (; , , also translated as ' horde') is one of the three main territorial and tribal divisions in the Kypchak Plain area that covers much of the contemporary Kazakhstan. It represents the main tribal division within the ethnic group of the ...

, or "tribe" * Tāna (Thaana, Taana), the writing system for the Divehi language spoken in the Maldives * ''Tana'' (film), an Albanian film from 1958 * Tána, "raids", a genre of ancient Irish tales, usually about a "cattle raid" (''Táin Bó'') * ''Tana'' (plant), genus in the family Apiaceae * ''Tana'' (fly), a genus in subfamily Chiromyzinae