Tanya
Meanings
name
- A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) or Tetyana (from Ukrainian).
name
- the main work of Chabad Hassidic philosophy, formally called Likkutei Amarim, written by Shneur Zalman of Liadi, first published in 1797
noun
- Alternative form of tania (“new cocoyam or taro”).
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed in the twentieth century from the Russian pet form Та́ня (Tánja) of Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”).
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