# Tanna

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #75,469

## Definitions
1. An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

## Etymology
Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”).

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