Tanya

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Fairy queen, joyful and enthusiastic, praiseworthy
Scripts(How to write)
Таня
Таня(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronunciation
TAHN-yah in Russian, TAN-yuh in English
TAHN-yə(English)
TAN-yə(English)
Popularity
Tanya is a popular name in Russia and other Slavic countries. It ranked within the top 1000 names in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, but its popularity has since declined.

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Tanya Name meanings & History

Russian diminutive of Tatiana. Fairy queen, joyful and enthusiastic, praiseworthy. Russian diminutive of Tatiana. It began to be used in the English-speaking world during the 1930s. Tanya is used as a standalone name or as a nickname for the name Tatiana. It is used in various countries around the world and has become popular in English-speaking countries as well.

Zodiac Sign of Tanya: Truth Sagittarius,Doubting Thomas Pisces

Synonyms of Tanya:

T: Tireless,Testy,Touchy,Truth,Tacky,Talkative,Doubting Thomas

A: Assertive,Aggressive,Ambitious,Action,Angry,Argumentative

N: Nervous,Neat,Nitpicking,Nice,Nagging,Nutrition,Neurosis

Y: Youth-giving,Yen/money,Yin/Yang

Tanya is:

  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Tanya Tucker (American country music singer), Tanya Roberts (American actress), Tanya Chua (Singaporean singer-songwriter)

2.) Tanya (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: Roman name

Other Forms: Tania, Taniah, Tanyah


3.) TANYA (Female)

Usage: Russian

Meanings: A pet form of Tatiana, a name ultimately of uncertain origin, Tanya is also bestowed as an independent given name. See TATIANA. (TAHN-YAH)


4.) Tanya (Unisex)

Usage:

Meanings: Tanya is a diminutive form of the name Tatiana which means "fairy queen." Another interpretation of the name is "praise-worthy" or "worthy of admiration."

Scripts: Таня (Russian)
ธัญญา(Thai)

Pronunciation: TAHN-yah
tan-YA


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Description: Tanya is a diminutive form of the name Tatiana which means "fairy queen." Another interpretation of the name is "praise-worthy" or "worthy of admiration.". Alternate transcription of Thanya. Tanya is a popular name in Russia and other countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union. It is also used in other parts of the world as a baby girl's name.

Famous People

Famous people with the name Tanya include Tanya Burr (English YouTuber and make-up artist), Tanya Roberts (American actress), and Tanya Tucker (American country music singer).

5.) TANYA (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Originally a Russian pet form of Tatiana, which is of uncertain derivation. See TATIANA (Russian Names). Var: Tania, Taunya, Tawnya. (TAHN-YAH, TAN-YAH)


6.) Tanya (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Russian, Slavic) fairy queen. See also Tania.

Other Forms: Tahnya, Tahnyah, Taniya, Tanniya, Tannya, Tannyah, Tanoya, Tany, Tanyah, Tanyia, Taunya, Thanya


7.) TANYA (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Originally a Russian pet form of Tatiana, which is of uncertain etymology, Tanya is in common use in the English-speaking world as an independent given name. See TATIANA (Russian Names). (TAN-YAH, TOHN-YAH)


8.) Tanya (Female)

Usage: Russian

Meanings: (Russian) queenly bearing

Other Forms: Tahnya, Tan, Tanyie, Tawnyah, Tonya


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