Tanis
[ˈtænɪs]Meaning
Greek form of Tanith; also the Greek name for the Egyptian site ḏꜥn.t
Background Story
Tanis is the Greek form of Tanith, and the related forms listed are Tanit and Tanith. A user-submitted entry records it as a given name. The same Greek name, Latinised as Tanis, refers to ancient Egyptian ḏꜥn.t, an archaeological site in the northeastern Nile Delta and the location of a city of the same name, which was the capital of Egypt in its 21st and 22nd Dynasties.
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