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What does Tawny mean?
Tawny 
as a girls' name is pronounced TAW-nee. It is of Irish and Old English origin, and the meaning of Tawny is "a green field; golden brown". Also an English surname. Tawny and its variants probably are meant for a particular pronunciation of Tanya (taw- rather than tah-), or they refer to the literal meaning of tawny, the warm sandy color of a lion's coat.
STARTS WITH Ta-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, old english, green, golden, brown, surname, warm (fire), lion
Variations
VARIANTS Tahnee, Taney, Tawna, Tawney, Tawnee, Tawney, Tawni, Tawnia, Tawnie, Tawnya▼
RELATED FORMS VIA TANYA Tahna, Tahni, Tahnia, Tahnya, Taina▼, Tana▼, Tanee, Tania▼, Tanja, Tarnya, Tonnya, Tonya▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Tany, ..
(male) Taon, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tawny Sharon (T.S.), ..
How popular is Tawny?
Tawny is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2438 out of 4276, Top 57%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Tawny was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its apex rank of #1008 in the U.S. during 1980-1989, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Tawny listed in the Top 2000 are Tania (#1395 IN 2018), Ebony, Taina, Tana, Tanja, Tanya, Tawni, Tawnya and Tonya. Other forms, like Tanee, are uncommon. These relations of Tawny were popular as birth names in the 1970s (MEDIAN #929) and have become significantly less popular since (#1939, ▼98.8%), with versions like Tonya falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Tawny is alike in pronunciation to Tanaya, Tanea, Tani, Tawana▼, Teana, Teanna, Teena, Tena▼, Teona, Teoni, Teyna, Tiahna, Tiana, Tiani, Tianna▼, Tiauna, Tina▼, Tiny, Toini, Tona, Toni▼, Tony, Tunna, Tyana and Tyanna▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Dabny (see Dabney), Dagny, Danny, Dany, Fanny▼, Hanny, Hany, Janny, Jany, Lanny, Nanny, Rainy, Sanny, Tabby, Tacey, Tacy, Taffy, Tally, Tammy▼, Tandy, Tansy and Tavy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Tawny.
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