Tanet

Tanet or Tannet is a surname. The French surname Tanet could be toponymic or a sobriquet in origin. Spelling variations of this family name include: Tanat, Tannat, Tanet, Tanett, Tanatt, Tannatt, or even Danet due to apophony, and many more. In the case of 'Tanet' several interpretations are possible. The surname can be traced back to the Old Breton "tanet" meaning "aflame", that could be a nickname for a nervous or irritated trait or as a corruption of the Common Celtic 'tan-arth' "high fire", derived from the place where the original bearer once resided, suggesting in this case "one who dwelt on the beacon or lighthouse".

Not to be confused with TANet. "Tannet" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Tannet of Pagan.
Tanet
Pronunciationpronounced [ˈtãːnet] or pronounced [ˈtane(t)]
Origin
Word/nameBreton
Meaningalight, afire, lit, on, on fire, heated
Region of originBritanny
Other names
Variant form(s)Tannet
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Tanet could also be a corruption of the toponymic tanouët meaning oak grove (tannoed, which underwent a consonant mutation to tann-eto in Common Brittonic), and has the same root as Gaulish tanno- (oak tree), Latin tannum (oak bark) used in the tanning of leather, Old High German tanna (oak, fir, akin) from proto-Germanic tan, (needle, what sticks out) and Breton tann (oak tree).[2] In Old French speaking regions it also meant brown cloth or the color of the tan and designated the manufacturer.

This surname is now spread all over France with concentrations in Brittany and Aquitaine, though the Aquitanian origin may differ. A toponymic term tannet is also found in Savoie, Switzerland, Alpes-Maritimes: tanne, tune, tannaz, taverno or tuna (cave, hole, den or vault). Tanné is also commonly found in Finistère.

A similar surname is also found in Irish sept of Ó Tanaidhe (Tanny, Tannay, Tanney, Tanie, Taney), part of the Clan Drugain (Tanaide, Tanaidhe, Tanaí (TAWN-ee/TAHN ee) meaning slender, subtle.

People

People with the name include:

Places

Places with the name include:

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See also

References
  1. Origins of the Name
  2. "tan". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  3. http://ecla.aquitaine.fr/Ecrit-et-livre/Annuaire-des-professionnels/Traducteurs/Tanet-Chantal
  4. André Chédeville and Hubert Guillotel pp. 383-384.
  5. E. Blatter: Flora Arabica 8,1. - Calcutta: Superintendent government printing, 1919.
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