Tanya (meaning and origin)

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Tanya

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Meaning and origin
Tanya is a Russian girl name. The meaning of the name is `Worthy of Praise`.

Where is it used?
The name Tanya is mainly used in Russian and in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Tatiana, used in Russian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English and in Ancient Roman.

In combination with other names:
In English (Modern): Latanya (F)

See also
In Russian: Tatyana
In German and in Finnish: Tanja
In French: Tatienne
In English: Tatyanna
In English: Tania
In English: Tatianna

What Tanya`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Tanya:
its sweet
The worst thing about the name:
often pronounced wrong
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:
can't really imagine it
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The best thing about the name Tanya:
I find it very common.
The worst thing about the name:
It's pronounced wrong all the time.
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:
I wouldn't be me.
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The best thing about the name Tanya:
I think it is a pretty name overall, fairly unique.
The worst thing about the name:
It is always mispronounced or misspelled. So, therefore, I pretty much answer to both.
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:
I would be called by my middle name, Monette!
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The best thing about the name Tanya:
its unique and very pretty
The worst thing about the name:
saying and spelling it wrong.
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:
i wouldnt be writing this
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tanya is not tania
The best thing about the name Tanya:
The name is fairly unique, I don't know too many other Tanyas
The worst thing about the name:
People pronouncing is at Tonya. I hate that!
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:
Nothing that I can think of
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The best thing about the name Tanya:
I love it! Dunno why!
The worst thing about the name:
People confusing the letter 'y' with and 'i'!
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:
My nickname.. Spanner
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The best thing about the name Tanya:
I love my name! It is not very common, and it's pretty.
The worst thing about the name:
It's either pronounced or spelled wrong most of the time.
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:

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The best thing about the name Tanya:
Absolutely nothing positive.
The worst thing about the name:
It's reserved for overweight females who work in hospitals or gas stations and have mustaches.
If my name wasn`t Tanya....:

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More `Tanya` links
Tanya as abbreviation
Actors named Tanya
Tanya in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Tanya

Tanya appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 802. The name reached the top-100 2 times. 1970 was a `top year` for the name Tanya. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #76. The last time Tanya appeared among the most common names was in 1940. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	802
2006	749
2005	693
2004	633
2003	605
2002	570
2001	608
2000	573
1999	604
1998	602
1997	512
1996	445
1995	413
1994	369
1993	248
1992	267
1991	252
1990	252
1980	88
1970	76
1960	217
1950	427
1940	857
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---