Tonya (given name)
Tonya is an English female given name. The name originated as a short form of Antonia with influence from the Spanish form Toña. It can be found throughout the English-speaking world but is most common in the United States. The popularity of the name has been influenced by its conflation with the unrelated name Tanya, which originated as a diminutive form of Tatiana.
Other spellings with similar derivations include Tonja and Tonia. The variant form LaTonya is particularly associated with African-American women.
People called Tonya
Entertainment
- Tonya Cooley, American model
- Tonya Crews, American model
- Tonya Crowe, American actress
- Tonya Kay, American actress and dancer
- Tonya Pinkins, American actress
- Tonya Williams, Canadian actress
Sports
- Tonya Burns, American basketball player and coach
- Tonya Edwards, American basketball coach
- Tonya Harding, American ice skater
- Tonya Verbeek, Canadian wrestler
- Tonya Washington, American basketball player
Other fields
- Tonya Hurley, American writer and director
- Tonya Knight, American bodybuilder
- Tonya Matthews, American biomedical engineer
- Tonya Rush, American politician
- Tonya Schuitmaker, American politician