Tanzanite: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tanzanite – Meaning: named after Tanzania, where it was discovered in 1967 – Origin: Swahili/English (place name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TAN-zuh-nyte


Tanzanite is a Swahili/English (place name) girl's name meaning “named after Tanzania, where it was discovered in 1967”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Tanzanite

Meaning: Named after Tanzania, where it was discovered in 1967.

Origin: Swahili/English (place name).

How to Pronounce Tanzanite

Phonetic: TAN-zuh-nyte   IPA: /ˈtænzənaɪt/

Popularity of Tanzanite

Tanzanite 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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