| The boy name Tanner [ 2 syll. tan-ner, ta-nn-er ] is pronounced TAENer KEY. Tanner is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Tanner's meaning is 'tanner'. Developed from the element tannian which has the meaning 'to tan'. The name is derived from the surname, itself originally a job title for one who tans hides. Tanner is popular as a baby name for boys. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest peak of its usage in 1997, 0.234% of baby boys were named Tanner. It ranked at #82 then. The baby name has since slipped in popularity. In 2007, it ranked at #149 with a usage of 0.124%, but it was nevertheless the most commonly used out of all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Tanner include the Hungarian, Russian, and Turkish Timur and the Russian and Slavic Tihomir. KEY: Pronunciation for Tanner: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"
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