Tanya (name)


Tanya or Tania is the Slavic hypocoristic of Tatiana. It is commonly used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.
The name's popularity among English-speakers was originally due to the popularity of Alexander Pushkin's verse novel Eugene Onegin, whose heroine is Tatiana "Tanya" Larina.
In Zimbabwe, Tanya is commonly used as a feminine given name and is often a shortened form of the Shona name Tanyaradzwa, which means "we have been comforted" or "we have been consoled". The name is typically given in times of emotional healing or recovery. Notable Zimbabwean figures with this name include British–Zimbabwean actress Tanyaradzwa "Tanya" Fear and motocross champion Tanyaradzwa "Tanya" Muzinda.
Variants include Tania ; Tanja ; Táňa ; Tânia; ; and Taanya.
As of 2010 it was the 237th most common name in the United States, according to namestatistics.com, which uses US Census data.
In Chinese, Tanya can be pronounced as 坦娅.

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