Tanner

See also: tanner

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtænɚ/

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• Homophone: tanner
• Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Tanner

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a tanner.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Alabama.
   2. A locality in Washington County, Georgia.
   3. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.
   4. An unincorporated community in LaRue County, Kentucky.
   5. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
   6. A township in Kidder County, North Dakota.
   7. An unincorporated community and former CDP, replaced by Riverpoint census-designated place, King County, Washington. May have been annexed by North Bend.
   8. An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Tanner graph
• Tanner scale
• Tanner stage

Finnish

Etymology

From tanner (“field, ground”), but with different declension.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑnːer/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝nːe̞r]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːer
• Syllabification^(key): Tan‧ner
• Hyphenation^(key): Tan‧ner

Proper noun

Tanner

1. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

Inflection of Tanner (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Tanner	Tannerit
genitive		Tannerin	Tannerien Tannereiden Tannereitten
partitive		Tanneria	Tannereita Tannereja
illative		Tanneriin	Tannereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tanner	Tannerit
accusative	nom.	Tanner	Tannerit
	gen.	Tannerin
genitive		Tannerin	Tannerien Tannereiden Tannereitten
partitive		Tanneria	Tannereita Tannereja
inessive		Tannerissa	Tannereissa
elative		Tannerista	Tannereista
illative		Tanneriin	Tannereihin
adessive		Tannerilla	Tannereilla
ablative		Tannerilta	Tannereilta
allative		Tannerille	Tannereille
essive		Tannerina	Tannereina
translative		Tanneriksi	Tannereiksi
abessive		Tanneritta	Tannereitta
instructive		—	Tannerein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Tanner (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tannerini Tannerini accusative nom. Tannerini Tannerini gen. Tannerini genitive Tannerini Tannerieni Tannereideni Tannereitteni partitive Tanneriani Tannereitani Tannerejani inessive Tannerissani Tannereissani elative Tanneristani Tannereistani illative Tanneriini Tannereihini adessive Tannerillani Tannereillani ablative Tanneriltani Tannereiltani allative Tannerilleni Tannereilleni essive Tannerinani Tannereinani translative Tannerikseni Tannereikseni abessive Tannerittani Tannereittani instructive — — comitative — Tannereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tannerisi Tannerisi accusative nom. Tannerisi Tannerisi gen. Tannerisi genitive Tannerisi Tanneriesi Tannereidesi Tannereittesi partitive Tanneriasi Tannereitasi Tannerejasi inessive Tannerissasi Tannereissasi elative Tanneristasi Tannereistasi illative Tanneriisi Tannereihisi adessive Tannerillasi Tannereillasi ablative Tanneriltasi Tannereiltasi allative Tannerillesi Tannereillesi essive Tannerinasi Tannereinasi translative Tanneriksesi Tannereiksesi abessive Tannerittasi Tannereittasi instructive — — comitative — Tannereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tannerimme Tannerimme accusative nom. Tannerimme Tannerimme gen. Tannerimme genitive Tannerimme Tanneriemme Tannereidemme Tannereittemme partitive Tanneriamme Tannereitamme Tannerejamme inessive Tannerissamme Tannereissamme elative Tanneristamme Tannereistamme illative Tanneriimme Tannereihimme adessive Tannerillamme Tannereillamme ablative Tanneriltamme Tannereiltamme allative Tannerillemme Tannereillemme essive Tannerinamme Tannereinamme translative Tanneriksemme Tannereiksemme abessive Tannerittamme Tannereittamme instructive — — comitative — Tannereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tannerinne Tannerinne accusative nom. Tannerinne Tannerinne gen. Tannerinne genitive Tannerinne Tannerienne Tannereidenne Tannereittenne partitive Tannerianne Tannereitanne Tannerejanne inessive Tannerissanne Tannereissanne elative Tanneristanne Tannereistanne illative Tanneriinne Tannereihinne adessive Tannerillanne Tannereillanne ablative Tanneriltanne Tannereiltanne allative Tannerillenne Tannereillenne essive Tannerinanne Tannereinanne translative Tanneriksenne Tannereiksenne abessive Tannerittanne Tannereittanne instructive — — comitative — Tannereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tannerinsa Tannerinsa accusative nom. Tannerinsa Tannerinsa gen. Tannerinsa genitive Tannerinsa Tanneriensa Tannereidensa Tannereittensa partitive Tanneriaan Tanneriansa Tannereitaan Tannerejaan Tannereitansa Tannerejansa inessive Tannerissaan Tannerissansa Tannereissaan Tannereissansa elative Tanneristaan Tanneristansa Tannereistaan Tannereistansa illative Tanneriinsa Tannereihinsa adessive Tannerillaan Tannerillansa Tannereillaan Tannereillansa ablative Tanneriltaan Tanneriltansa Tannereiltaan Tannereiltansa allative Tannerilleen Tannerillensa Tannereilleen Tannereillensa essive Tannerinaan Tannerinansa Tannereinaan Tannereinansa translative Tannerikseen Tanneriksensa Tannereikseen Tannereiksensa abessive Tannerittaan Tannerittansa Tannereittaan Tannereittansa instructive — — comitative — Tannereineen Tannereinensa

Statistics

• Tanner is the 1120^th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 754 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.