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Tanit
تانيتIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Chief goddess of ancient Carthage; Punic, or perhaps Berber ('she who rises')
- About the name
- Tanit, in Punic Tīnnīt, was a chief deity of Carthage and Numidia, consort of Baal Hammon and goddess of wisdom and crafts. In Tunisian Arabic people still call on 'Omek Tannou' for rain in dry years. Haddadou says the name, usually called Punic, may be Berber.
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Other
- Other spellings
- Tanith, Tannit, Tinnit
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
- Scholars differ about this name.
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a deity worshipped besides God: disliked
Name of the chief goddess of ancient Carthage and Numidia, so it falls under names of deities worshipped besides Allah. A scholar's call: no ruling on this exact name was read. Haddadou lists Tanit among Berber first names, which does not change the rule.
Confidence: low
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