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English
Etymology
From Russian. See Tanya.
Proper noun
Tania
- 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.
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tania f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Tania
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Clipping of Tatiana + -nia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tania f
- a diminutive of the female given name Tatiana
Declension
Further reading
- Tania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtanja/
- Rhymes: -anja
- Syllabification: Ta‧nia
Proper noun
Tania f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Tania
Usage notes