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Tania - Origin and Meaning of the name


[ 2 syll. ta-nia, tan-ia ] The girl name Tania is pronounced TAANYah KEY. Tania has its origins in the Latin language, and it is used largely in English, Italian, and Romanian. Tania is a pet form of the German, Russian, and Slavic Tatjana.

Tania is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name increased in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest peak of its usage in 1976, 0.046% of baby girls were named Tania. Its ranking then was #314. The baby name has since slipped in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #606 with a usage of 0.024%, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its group.

Baby names that sound like Tania include the Indian Tanaya, the English and Russian Tanya, the English Tawnya, the English and Russian Tonya, the English Tahnee, the name Taima, the English Taina, the English and Russian Tama, the English Tamaa, the English and Japanese Tami, the English Tamie, the English Tamma, the English Tammi, the English Tammie, the English Tammy, the English Tamy, the Japanese, English, and Hausa Tani, the English Tatum, the English Tauna, and the English Tauni.

KEY: Pronunciation for Tania: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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