Tanya (name)


Tanya is the Slavic of Tatiana. It is now quite commonly used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.
Tanya is also of Hebrew origin derived from the Aramaic term meaning 'it was taught in Baraita' which is Biblical teaching.
The Tanya is considered the Oral Torah of Hasidism. It is the first word used within the book.
The name's popularity grew in many respects thanks to Alexander Pushkin's poem Eugene Onegin whose main character was Tatiana Larina, beloved by Onegin.
Variants include Tania, Tanja, Tania, Táňa or Taanya
It is the 237th most common name in the United States according to namestatistics.com, which uses US Census data.

Tanya