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[Opinions] Tanya
1. TAN-ya (short a), or TAHN-ya (long a sound)?2. Tanya, Tania, Tonya, Tonia, Tanja ... which spelling?3. What's your impression - Like/dislike it; does it remind you of anything?4. Please list 2 names you would expect to find on the sisters of someone named Tanya.
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This message was edited 5/23/2009, 3:18 PM

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1. TAHN-ya (long a sound) most definitely! Hate it when it's TANya like the A in "man."2. I like the "-ia's," although Tania seems richer than Tonia (kind of looks like Tonic.) I know a Tonya, so I like than. Tanja's pretty cool, because I hadn't realized it could be spelled that way. Any of these as a nn to Tatiana would be gorgeous (of course, a Tatiana could also be nn'd Tati.) Or Tonia/Tonya could be a nn for Antonia, which is also quite pretty.3. My impression - I like it a lot. Like I said, my friend's mother is named Tonya, so in that case I see a tall, sweet blonde woman. When I see Tanya, I think of a children's book I read about a girl by that name who is a ballerina. A Tatiana Tania reminds me of a book I read named Wildwood Dancing, so then I see a tall, slim, dark-haired and beautiful Transylvanian girl (she was on the good side, by the way.) Antonia Tonia makes me think of a (again, brunette) Italian Catholic girl.4. Sisters - Sofiya, Tansy, Jenica (pronounced with that "zh" sound), Iulia, Isobella, depending on which type of the name I'm thinking of.

This message was edited 5/25/2009, 8:19 AM

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1. TAHN-ya 2. Tanya in US/UK, Tanja in Croatia3. Well, my name is Sanja and when I was born Tanja, Sanja and Sonja were very popular here, so the name is a bit boring and the American equivalent of Jennifer or Jessica to me.4. I've known Tanjas with sisters named all sorts of names, but generally a name that was popular in the 1970/80s (in Croatia that would be Ivana, Ana, Maja, Marina, Martina... in the US the before mentioned Jennifer, Jessica, Kelly, Sarah...) . My 16-year-old neighbours are twins names Tanja & Sanja, lol.

This message was edited 5/24/2009, 3:33 PM

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I would say Tonia is the least low-class of the lot, but I dislike it still.
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1. TAHN-ya
2. Tania. Tonia and Tonya make no sense to me - in my accent Tanya and Tonya have different vowel sounds (but I know they're merged in North American English).
3. I like it. A girl with this name used to babysit me when I was little, and she was awesome. The name reminds me of her.
4. Well the Tania I knew had 4 sisters, so I can't really think outside of that! Anita and Kira lol.
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I'm American, originally from the Northeastern U.S., and I pronounce Tanya and Tonya differently.
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Oh ok I guess the merger isn't complete everywhere. Is Tanya 'tan-ya' for you, or 'tahn-ya'? I say 'tahn-ya', which is different from 'ton-ya' (Tonya).
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Same here except Im from the Southeast.
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TanyaTAHN ya
Tanya, but I dislike them all
Chavvy,trashy (someone said Footballers wives and I agree).
Krystal and Chanelle.
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1. TAHN-ya2. Tanya3. I like it as a nickname for Tatiana. It reminds me of Russia.4. Masha and Sveta
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My former boss' name was Tanya. She pronounced it with the short A, and would become quite annoyed when anyone pronounced it with the long A. I myself prefer the long A. I prefer the Tanya spelling.Since she's the only Tanya I've ever known, the name makes me think of a very short, heavy-limbed, bleached blonde, very sweet and good-natured woman. I like the name, don't find anything objectionable about it, though it's not a favorite.I could see a Tanya having sisters named Katie and Kristen.
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1. TAN-ya (short a), or TAHN-ya (long a sound)? TAHN-ya. 2. Tanya, Tania, Tonya, Tonia, Tanja ... which spelling? Tanya.3. What's your impression - Like/dislike it; does it remind you of anything?I like it. I know someone named Tanya who is both down-to-earth and free-spirited.4. Please list 2 names you would expect to find on the sisters of someone named Tanya.Diana and Renee.
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1. TAHN-yah
2. Tanja
3. I imagine a woman in her late 20s with peroxide blonde hair dressed in all pink. :-/ Dunno why. It just doesn't seem very classy to me. I really dislike it, along with Anja.
4. Karina and Melanie
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1. TAN-ya
2. Tanya
3. Absolutely hate it. It reminds me of a character on a tv show "Footballer's Wives".
4. Donna and Lacy.
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1.I've mostly heard it as TAN-ya (short a), though the TAHN-ya is somewhat "classier". 2.Tanya, preferred spelling. 3.I like it well enough, certainly don't dislike it. Doesn't really remind me of anything. 4. The one Tanya I did know, had a sister named Gwenyth, if that helps. Otherwise-
Tanya, Judith, and Amber.
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