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Tanya

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

noun

  1. a female given name.


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A number of other galleries have closed in recent months across Los Angeles, including Blum, Nino Mier Gallery, Clearing, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Tanya Mouchawrab, 37, and her two daughters, Lily, 13, and Ivy, 11, stayed up late the night before making a trio of cakes – lemon, red velvet and rainbow.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“Quantum sensing is a priority,” said Tanya Monro, the chief scientist for Australia’s Department of Defence, which hosted a trial of the Q-CTRL gravity sensor on one of its ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

A female Eleven named Tanya staggered forward from where she had been hiding.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry