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Definition of 'Tanya'English
Proper noun
( en-proper noun)
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* 1989 , The Temple of My Familiar , Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0151885338, page 298:
- "Did Tanya'... why, by the way, was she named '''Tanya ? It's not a Southern name, is it?"- - - "No," said Fanny, "it's as Russian as Vladimir. But only a few people ever pronounced it correctly. I always did. Most people said '''Tan''-ya', like the color tan. She and her mother hated it when that happened, and complained. I suggested they replace the ''a'' in Tan with an ''o , but they preferred to make a lifelong habit of correcting people. - - -
Usage notes
Usually spelled Tania in the UK and Tanya in the US.
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