Tania
English
Etymology
See Tanya.
Proper noun
Tania
- A female given name from Russian.
- 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."
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Usage notes
- Usually spelled Tania in the UK and Tanya in the US.
Translations
female given name
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.nja/
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtanja/ [ˈt̪a.nja]
- Rhymes: -anja
- Syllabification: Ta‧nia
Usage notes
- Popular in Cuba.
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