Comments for the name Tonya

I like the name Tonya. It's my name as well. I don't know many other Tonya's. Researching the name I have found the name Tonya to have originated from different origins. My name is Spanish meaning Praiseworthy and Priceless. At least that's what I found. I also came across the name could have derived from the Name Tatiana. I have seen Tonya used by English, Russian and Spanish.

Another comment to add about the name Tonya after doing some research on the name. It derived from the following names:
Antonio- English meaning Highly Praiseworthy.
Antonia- Spanish and Latin meaning beyond price.
Anthony- Latin meaning priceless.
Tatiana- Russian meaning a saints name. Also, Tatiana was a name used by shakespeare in a Midsummers Nights Dream. I think the name Tonya is beautiful and not to common. Lots of people tell me they like my name. It's neat to see how it derived from so many other names.

I think the name Tonya is absolutely a beautiful name. It's just a fun girly name with class. I like the spelling and pronunciation of Tonya better than Tanya.

I believe the name Tonya is a beautiful name. That is the name of my wife. Some known people with the name Tonya.
Tonya Kay - Professional Dancer
Tonya Harding - Professional figure skater
Tonya Bolden - Author

Also the name Tonya derived from Tania which dervived from Tatiana. Tonya also means fairy queen. Beyond praise, priceless, fairy queen.

Tonya is a very pretty name. I believe it derived from Tania FAIRY QUEEN! What a perfect name for a QUEEN!

This is my name so I have to comment and say I like it. :) Actually I really do like my name.

It's "TOH-nya".

Tonya is derived from Antonia which was the female form of Anthony. So Tonya came from Anthony. It means Priceless.

Tonya is pronounced (TAHN-ya).

Pure trash.

Tonya did derive from Antonia. I can see how it can seem that it derived from many other similar names based on the other comments posted. But it derived from Antonia. It is a very pretty name. I love the name Antonia and Tonya.

Tonya is the short form of Antonia. Famous bearers:
The movie Antonia
Antonia Minor
Auther Antonia Fraser
Queen Marie Antoinette (Antonia)

This is a really beautiful name - I always think of a tomboy when I hear it.

I do believe the meaning of Tonya is Priceless!

Also used as a variant of Tanya.

Tonya is the name of Zhivago's wife in Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago."

To the person a few posts up, the name Tonya is far from trash. There are so many kr8tive trendy trashy names out there. Tonya is far from any of those. Tonya is a beautiful name. It may seem 80ish, but it is more classy than that. It is a short form of the beautiful name Antonia. The name Tonya is not trash. People are welcome to have different name tastes. It is even fine to dislike the name in general. But to think the name Tonya is trashy, that just shows me you know nothing about the true background of names. The rest of us with good taste will just go on loving the name. :)

I know I have commented on this name in the past. But my name is Tonya! I read someone put that it is trashy. Well maybe you are stating that because you knew someone named Tonya who was trashy. But I can assure you, that the name Tonya is not trashy at all. I love my name. I also love where my name comes from. I know no other trashy Tonyas. I am not trashy and the name is not trashy. It is a very good, pleasing to the ear and legit name.

Pronounced TAW-NYUH. I love the name.

I think Tonya is classy and princessy sounding since it is short for Antonia. It also means priceless. Depending who you ask they might say it even means praiseworthy.

Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Princess of Asturias, also called Princess Marie Antoinette of Naples and Sicily (14 December 1784, Caserta Palace, Caserta, Italy - 21 May 1806, Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, Spain). She was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand, King of Naples and Sicily and Queen Maria Carolina. She was named after her mother's favorite sister, Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.

This is my name and I get so many different pronunciations from people. Some people say "Tone-ya", some say "Tahn-ya" and others say "Tawn-ya". All are correct depending on how the person's parents wanted it pronounced, but I pronounce it the last way.
No one ever spells it right either! They always want to spell it "Tanya" or "Tonia" and I even had one lady ask me if it was spelled with a y or a j!