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What does Tanner mean?
Tanner 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced TAN-er. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Tanner is "leather maker". Occupational name for a person who processed (or "tanned") animal skins to make leather. Artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english
Variations
VARIANTS Tan, Tanier, Tannen, Tanney, Tannie, Tannis, Tannon
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tanner Brice (T.B.), ..
How popular is Tanner?
Tanner is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#931 out of 1220, Top 76%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#675 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Tanner was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #82 in the U.S. in 1998, and is currently at #302. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Banner, Bonner, Conner▼, Dannel, Dayner, Gainer, Gannet, Garner, Gayner, Gunner▲, Hannes, Janne, Kannen, Kenner, Konner▲, Lander, Lanier, Rainer, Ranger, Ranier, Rayner, Sander, Taber, Taheer, Tailer, Tamir, Tandey, Tannan, Tannin, Tansen, Tavener, Tavenner, Tayber, Tayler, Turner▲, Tynnen, Vander, Wagner, Warner, Xander▲ and Zander▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Tanner.
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