Tanya

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Origin: Ancient Roman

Meaning: a Russian diminutive of Tatiana, the feminine form of Roman Tatianus derived from Tatius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning though it could possibly be of Sabine origin. It could also possibly be related to Latin tata meaning "father".


Variants:

• Tania 
• Tatiana 
• Tatyana 
• Tatya 
• Tatia 

Male forms:

• Tatianus 
• Tatius