| Pronunciation | /ˈtɑːnjə/, /ˈtænjə/ |
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| Gender | Unisex |
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| Variant form(s) | LaTanya |
| Nickname(s) | Tani partner |
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Tanya is the Slavic hypocoristic of Tatiana. It is commonly used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.[1] The name's popularity among English-speakers (and other non-Slavs) was originally due to the popularity of Alexander Pushkin's verse novel Eugene Onegin, whose heroine is named Tatiana "Tanya" Larina.
Variants include Tania (Ukrainian,[1] Romanian[2]); Tanja (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Norwegian, German, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Dutch, Slovene and Macedonian);[1] Táňa (Czech); Tânia; (Portuguese); and Taanya (Levant and Indian subcontinent).[2]
As of 2010 it was the 237th most common name in the United States, according to namestatistics.com, which uses US Census data.[3]
People with the name
- Lara Saint Paul, born Silvana Savorelli (1945–2018), also known as Tanya, Italian Eritrean singer, entertainer and record producer
- Major Tanya, stage name of Noelle Rose, professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
- Tanya Burr (born 1989), English vlogger and blogger
- Tanya Byron (born 1967), a British psychologist
- Tanya Chan (born 1971), a legislator in Hong Kong
- Tanya Chisholm (born 1983), American actress and dancer
- Tanya Christiansen, American mathematician
- Tanya Chua (born 1975), a singer in Singapore
- Tania Coleridge (born 1966), British model/Girl in Father Figure music video
- Tanya Compas, British activist
- Tanya Donelly (born 1966), singer/guitarist for Throwing Muses, The Breeders, and Belly
- Tanya Dubnicoff (born 1969), Canadian track cyclist
- Tanya Dziahileva (born 1991), Belarusian model
- Tanya Garcia (born 1981), Filipina television and film actress
- Tanya Haden (born 1971), daughter of jazz double bassist Charlie Haden, wife of actor Jack Black
- Tanya Hansen (born 1973), Norwegian pornographic actress.
- Tanya Hughes (born 1972), American high jumper
- Tanya Hunks (born 1980), Canadian swimmer
- Tanya Kappo, Canadian lawyer and Indigenous rights activist
- Tanya Mercado (as known as Gina Lynn) (born 1974), Puerto Rican pornographic actress
- Tanya Moore (1955–1986), American murder victim
- Tanya Oxley (born 1979), Barbadian track and field sprinter
- Tanya Plibersek (born 1969), Australian politician and Minister for Health
- Tanya Ravichandran, Indian actress
- Tanya Roberts (1949–2021), actress
- Tanya Ryno, producer
- Tanya Savicheva (1930–1944), Russian child diarist who died in 1944 during the Siege of Leningrad
- Tanya Snyder (born 1967), American businesswoman
- Tanya Tagaq (born 1975), Canadian Inuk throat singer
- Tanya Tate (born 1979), a US-UK porno actress
- Tanya Taylor, Canadian fashion designer
- Tanya Tucker (born 1958), American country music singer
Fictional characters
- Tan-ya, main character in Korean fantasy/mythology Arthdal Chronicles, foretold to be the direct descendant of a goddess
- Tanya, character in Jacqueline Wilson novel Bad Girls
- Tanya, character in the Mortal Kombat universe
- Agent Tanya Adams, soldier in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert video game series
- Tanya Branning, in the British TV soap opera EastEnders
- Tanya Mousekewitz, from the film An American Tail
- Tanya Robertson, from the movie Sleepwalkers
- Tanya Sloan, character from Power Rangers Turbo
- Tanya Turner, lead character on the ITV drama Footballers Wives
- Tanya von Degurechaff, main character in the light novel, manga, and anime series The Saga of Tanya the Evil
See also
- Tania (name)
- Tanja (name)
- Tonia (name)
- Tonja (name)
- Tonje (name)
- Tonya (name)
References
- 1 2 3 Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges, 1990, A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-211651-7.
- 1 2 Samek, Ondřej; Malačka, Jan. "Jméno" (in Czech). www.kdejsme.cz. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Tanya". namestatistics.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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