Tanisha is a feminine

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in many cultures. In the

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, Tanisha is the feminine equivalent of the name Tanish and persons with the name are commonly

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by religion or of the

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. Tanisha is a

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variant transcription of the name Tani (Hausa and English) and means born on a Monday in Hausa. Tanisha is also a variant transcription of the name Tansy (English). It can also be a combination of Ta- with

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. Tanisha meaning child saint is spelled `Tana Shah' in

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or as Tani Shah, meaning "benevolent ruler".

Popularity

The name Tanisha appears in

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Japan

The name Tanisha when pronounced tah-nEE-shah; in

is タニーシャ with the

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

using

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タニシャ. Tanisha rendered in

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generally is considered to be more feminine. Tanisha in

is たにいしゃ and has the

taniisha. Notice that the

rendering differs from the

due to the fact that

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

. The

and

only render the

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sounds and has no meaning in

United States

In the United States, it is a predominantly African-American name first popularized in the 1960s by the actress

Ta-Tanisha Ta-Tanisha (born Shirley Cummings on January 15, 1953 in The Bronx, New York) is an American character actress, best known for her role as Pam Simpson on the television series ''Room 222'', which she played from 1970 to 1972. Ta-Tanisha later ap ...

, who appeared on the television program ''

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''. Ta-Tanisha loosely translated in

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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that

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face when seeking

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, bank loans and credit cards. The

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released the results of a field experiment on

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titled "ARE EMILY AND GREG MORE EMPLOYABLE THAN LAKISHA AND JAMAL?" by

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and

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. 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:

People

Given name

Media

Tanishaa Mukerji Tanishaa Mukerji (born 3 March 1978), known mononymously as Tanishaa, is an Indian actress known for her works in Hindi films. A member of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, daughter of filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja, and the younge ...

(born 1978),

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actress * Tanisha Thomas (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, Drake (musician), Drake, Sean Paul and Beyoncé. She is noted for incorporating Dancehall reggae, Jamaican ...

(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

Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020. ...

Tanisha Malone ''Mo'Nique's Fat Chance'' is 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 2007 ...

, Winner of the 2006 edition of

Mo'Nique's Fat Chance ''Mo'Nique's Fat Chance'' is 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 2007 ...

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 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"

Pseudonym

(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, Tan ...

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

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Fictional characters

Filmography

*Tanisha, the emperor of Golconda - role played by

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in the 2006 Telugu Devotional Movie

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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

Michelle Buteau Michelle Buteau (born July 24, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, television host, producer, and podcast host. Early life Buteau was born in New Jersey to a Haitian father and a Jamaican mother. She attended college at Florida Int ...

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. *Tanisha, role played by

Preeti Puri Preeti Puri Choudhary (born 7 December ) is an Indian television actress. Television Films * ''Aitraaz'' *''36 China Town ''36 China Town'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller comedy film directed by Abbas–Mustan and p ...

Mamta (TV series) Mamta was a Hindi television serial that aired from 9 January 2006 to 12 October 2007 on Zee TV, about the universal theme of motherhood. Plot The show is based on the story of a woman named Mamta, who is a surrogate mother to a child named ...

Literature

*Tanisha - A Shikaza woman also known as Kahutu, first appearance in the first edition

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, written by

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. *Tanisha - (initial Key holder, resigned) The Council Wars, an in-progress book series by

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References

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