Tanaka
tah-NAH-kah
Letters
6
Syllables
3
Origin
Japanese
Total Births
139
Peak Year
#19 in 1976
First Recorded
1972
Style
Earthy & Bohemian
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
A Japanese surname often used as a given name. Means 'lives in the rice paddy'.
Numerology
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