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The name 'Tanapat' comes from the Tongan word 'tanapat', meaning 'a place of refuge or a safe place'. The name may have originated with the Tongan warrior chief, Tāne, who is said to have founded the first settlement on the island in the early 1800s. The name may also have been derived from the Tahitian word 'tanapatiti', meaning 'a place of refuge or a safe place'. The name may have originated with the Tahitian warrior chief, Tāne, who is said to have founded the first settlement on the island in the early 1800s. The name may also be derived from the Marquesan word 'tanapatiti', meaning 'a place of refuge or a safe place'. The name may have originated with the Marquesan warrior chief, Tāne, who is said to have founded the first settlement on the island in the early 1800s. The name may also be derived from the Tahitian word 'tanapatiti', meaning 'a place of refuge or a safe place'.
