At a Glance: Name: Tangier – Origin: Berber/Phoenician (origin uncertain) – Pronunciation: tan-JEER
Tangier is a Berber/Phoenician (origin uncertain) name. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Tangier
Origin: Berber/Phoenician (origin uncertain).
A common claim: Sometimes said to mean 'harbor.' Actually: This translation isn't well supported. The name's earliest known form, Tingis, is more reliably tied to a Numidian or Phoenician place name than to a word for 'harbor.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Tangier
Phonetic: tan-JEER IPA: /tænˈdʒɪər/
Popularity of Tangier
Tangier doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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