# Tainan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #91,059

## Definitions
1. A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century
2. A former county of Taiwan.

## Etymology
From Mandarin 臺南／台南 (Táinán), meaning "South Taiwan". Officially named ca. 1885 with the creation of Tainan Prefecture.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tainan