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Taneka

tah-NEE-kah

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Russian

Total Births

1,519

Peak Year

#106 in 1982

First Recorded

1970

Style

Modern & Trendy

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

Likely a modern American name, possibly a variant of Tamika with a similar sound to Tenika. Tamika has possible Russian origins.

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Numerology

9

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Personality Traits

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