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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 Hall has tried to stop taking weight loss medication multiple times.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

“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

Minaj, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, said calling for the protection of Christians in Nigeria "is not about taking sides or dividing people,"but about "uniting humanity".

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Her daughter, Tanya, was a girl to be proud of, a ballet student at the famed Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein