Tasnuva, Taznuva

  • Origin: Bengali, Urdu
  • Gender: Female
  • Est: 1970s

The name is mostly an Urdu and Bengali coinage, composed of the Arabic word tāj (تاج) “crown” and the Persian word navā (نوا) “sound, tone, voice.”

It’s hard to say when this name first appeared. It has had sporadic use among South-Asian Muslims since the 1970s. Many sites have listed a fabricated origin and meaning.

It is not a classical Arabic name and is not used in Arabic-speaking countries, nor is it used in Iran.

The name is borne by Bengali actress, Tasnuva Tisha.

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