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Tanya - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Tanya \t(a)-nya, tan-ya\ is pronounced TAHN-ya. It is of Russian origin. Short form of Tatiana or Titania. Taina (TAY-nah) is a Scandinavian form. Notorious Tonya Harding has negatively influenced the name. See also Tawny. Photographer Tana Hoban; country singer Tanya Tucker.
Tanya has 19 variant forms: Tahna, Tahnee, Tahni, Tahnia, Tahnya, Taina, Tana, Tanamaree, Tanazia, Tanee, Taneea, Tania, Tanita, Tanja, Tarnya, Tawnya, Tonnya, Tonya and Tonyah.
For more information, see also the related name Latanya.
Baby names that sound like Tanya are Danya, Tanaya and Tanea.
Tanya is a very common first name for women (#237 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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