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Tanya

American  
[tan-yuh, tahn-] / ˈtæn jə, ˈtɑn- /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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“The law doesn’t specifically address rental housing,” spokesperson Tanya Mannes Castaneda said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care physician who had volunteered in Gaza, described the horrific scenes she witnessed.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Country musician Tanya Tucker narrates this documentary about the people keeping the craft traditions of the frontier alive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek called it "a completely unnecessary interpretation of what the prime minister said".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Her own mother, Anna Spiridonovna, continued to care for Tanya.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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