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Popularity

The name Tanisha appears in Swahili,

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is タニーシャ with the

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tani-sha. Tanisha as a non-Japanese name is properly rendered in

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タニシャ. Tanisha rendered in

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generally is considered to be more feminine. Tanisha in

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is たにいしゃ and has the

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rendering differs from the

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due to the fact that

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has fairly recently evolved to better render non-Japanese sounds into

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only render the

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sounds and has no meaning in

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United States

In the United States, it is a predominantly African-American name first popularized in the 1960s by the actress Ta-Tanisha, who appeared on the television program ''

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''. Ta-Tanisha loosely translated in Swahili means "Puzzling One". The

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pronunciation of Tanisha \t(a)-ni-sha\ is ta-NEE-shah or tuh-NEE-shuh. By the 1970s and 1980s, it had become common within the

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to invent new names, although many of the invented names took elements from popular existing names. Prefixes such as La/Le, Da/De, Ra/Re, or Ja/Je are common, as well as inventive spellings for the name Tanisha.
US Popularity by Rank top 1000 names Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth. Data are not shown for some of the years specified because the name Tanisha was not in the top 1000 names for those years. Name data are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States. Records indicate that 17,012 girls in the United States have been named Tanisha since 1880. The greatest number of infants were given this name in 1982; that year, 756 infants in the U.S. were named Tanisha. This cohort is now years old, part of the early

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Prejudice

In the United States, the name Tanisha is primarily known as an African-American name. The name Tanisha has been used as an example of a stereotypical African-American name that elicits

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, in articles addressing

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face when seeking

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, bank loans and

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released the results of a field experiment on Labour discrimination titled "ARE EMILY AND GREG MORE EMPLOYABLE THAN LAKISHA AND JAMAL?" by

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and Sendhil Mullainathan. During the field experiment, job applicants in Massachusetts with the name Tanisha was called back 6.3%; resumes with a more White-sounding name have a 10.08% call back rate.

Spellings

Common spellings for Tanisha:

Nicknames

Common nicknames for Tanisha/Tanesha:

People

Given name

Media

* Tanishaa Mukerji (born 1978),

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actress *

Tanisha Thomas Tanisha Thomas (born August 28, 1985) is a reality television personality. She is best known for her appearance on the second season of the reality television series ''Bad Girls Club''. ''Bad Girls Club (2007)'' In 2007, Tanisha Thomas sent in ...

(born 1985), Reality TV Star, Host * Tanisha Mariko Harper (born 1981), model, actress and television host * Tanisha Tamara Drummond Johnson (born c. 1976), Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant winner of the

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1997 * Tanisha Lynn Eanes (born 1978 in Houston, Texas), American actress *

Tanisha Scott Tanisha Scott (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a three-time MTV VMA-nominated choreographer best known for her work with Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Sean Paul and Beyoncé. She is noted for incorporating Jamaican dancehall moves into mainstream music. ...

(born in Toronto, Canada), three-time MTV VMA-nominated choreographer * Tanisha Nicole Brito (born 1980), beauty queen who has competed at both

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and

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* Tanisha Malone, Winner of the 2006 edition of

Mo'Nique's Fat Chance ''Mo'Nique's Fat Chance'' was a reality TV miniseries. It featured 10 plus-sized women competing in a beauty pageant to become "Miss F.A.T.," which is explained as "Fabulous and Thick." It is hosted by actress Mo'Nique and aired from 2005 to 200 ...

a reality TV miniseries *Tanisha Yarndriciaes Delores Neal, uses the

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Toni Neal (born 1976), broadcaster *Tanisha Belnap, contestant on So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 11) an American dance competition show *Tanisha contestant on Big Brother (Switzerland) a reality game show franchise *Tanisha Dutta uses the

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Tina Datta Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi television. She rose to fame after portraying Ichcha in the drama series ''Uttaran'' for which she won the Producers Guild Award for Best Actress. She went on t ...

, Indian actress *Tanisha Vernon (born 1987), beauty queen and winner of

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Universe 2007 pageant

Music

*Tanisha Michele Morgan, member of the female rap duo group BWP (Bytches With Problems)

Other

*Tanishia Covington (born 1992), convicted felon "

2017 Chicago torture incident In January 2017, a hate crime occurred on a mentally disabled white male in Chicago, Illinois. The victim was kidnapped and physically, verbally, and racially abused by four black individuals. The incident was livestreamed on Facebook, making ...

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Pseudonym

* Ta-Tanisha (born Shirley Cummings, in 1953) American

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Sports

* Tanisha Lovely Wright (born 1983), American women’s basketball player

Title

Tanisha is a popularly declared title usually bestowed by the people. *

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, also known as Abul Hasan Tana Shah was the eighth and last ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, sovereign of the Kingdom of Golconda in South India. He ruled from 1672 to 1686. The last Sultan of this Shia Islamic dynasty, Tana ...

nicknamed as 'Tana Shah' meaning child saint also known as Abul Hasan Tana Shah or Tani Shah meaning "benevolent ruler". The Tannashah, Tánėshá or Tánísha (a title) was a Nabob of

Golconda Fort (Telugu: గోల్కొండ, romanized: ''Gōlkōnḍa'') is a historic fortress and ruined city located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was originally called Mankal. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparu ...

.

Fictional characters

Filmography

*Tanisha, the emperor of Golconda - role played by Nassar in the 2006 Telugu Devotional Movie

Sri Ramadasu ''Sri Ramadasu'' is 2006 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of musician saint ''Kancharla Gopanna'', produced by Konda Krishnam Raju on Aditya Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswar ...

directed by

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. *Tanisha, role played by

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in the 2012 Bengali drama film

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directed by

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. *Private Tanisha Robinson, role played by

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- Enlisted (TV series). *Tanisha, role played by Preeti Puri - Mamta (TV series).

Literature

*Tanisha - A Shikaza woman also known as Kahutu, first appearance in the first edition Imaro (novel), written by Charles R. Saunders. *Tanisha - (initial Key holder, resigned) The Council Wars, an in-progress book series by John Ringo.

References

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