Tanganyika
Bantu · Girl · 4 syllables
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About the name Tanganyika
Tanganyika derives from Bantu languages, combining "tanga" (sail) and "nyika" (wilderness/plain), literally meaning "sail of the wilderness" or referring to the coastal region's geography.
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Etymology
Tanganyika derives from Bantu languages, combining "tanga" (sail) and "nyika" (wilderness/plain), literally meaning "sail of the wilderness" or referring to the coastal region's geography. The name was applied to the German colonial territory (German East Africa) and later the independent nation, primarily used by Bantu-speaking peoples of East Africa with no specific religious association.
Tanganyika currently ranks #8,143 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1972.
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