Tania

See also: tania, Tània, Tânia, tanią, Tanią, and tañía

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian. See Tanya.

Proper noun

Tania

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Tatiana.
    • 1990, Alice Munro, Friend of My Youth, →ISBN, page 102:
      "Does she? What a name that child has got. Tania."
      "That's not so odd a name," Hazel said. "Not nowadays."
      "I know. They all have outlandish international names, like Tania and Natasha and Erin and Solange and Carmen. No one has family names. These girls with rooster hair I see on the streets. They pick the names. They're the mothers."

Usage notes

  • Usually spelled Tania in the UK and Tanya in the US.

Translations

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.nja/

Proper noun

Tania f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Tania

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of Tatiana + -nia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.ɲa/
  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: Ta‧nia
  • Homophone: tania

Proper noun

Tania f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Tatiana

Declension

Further reading

  • Tania in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtanja/ [ˈt̪a.nja]
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Syllabification: Ta‧nia

Proper noun

Tania f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Tania

Usage notes

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