Tanaquil

TAN-a-quill or tan-a-KEEL

Etruscan

"gift of God"

Tanaquil Origin and Meaning

The name Tanaquil is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "gift of God".

This intriguing name of an ancient Etruscan queen renowned for her prophetic powers was long associated with the prima ballerina Tanaquil LeClerq.

Tanaquil Popularity

• 1676 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Tanaquil

• Tanaquil (7th century BC) wife of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome
• Tanaquil "Tanny" LeClerq (1929 2000), prima ballerina
• Tanaquil Jones American activist
• Tanaquil Enzensberger (b. 1957) daughter of German writer Hans Magnus Enzensberger