"Tanya" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɑːnjə/ [UK], /ˈtænjə/ [UK], /ˈtɑnjə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tanya.wav
Rhymes: (UK) -ɑːnjə, (UK) -ænjə, (US) -ɑnjə Etymology: Borrowed in the twentieth century from the Russian pet form Та́ня (Tánja) of Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ru|-}} Russian Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tanya
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Tatiana, from Russian. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Tania, Taniya
    Sense id: en-Tanya-en-name-21P9tH9x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew תַּנְיָא (tanyā), the first word in the book, from Aramaic תַּנְיָא (tanyā, “it was taught [in a Baraita]”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|תַּנְיָא|tr=tanyā}} Hebrew תַּנְיָא (tanyā), {{uder|en|arc|תַּנְיָא||it was taught 􂀿in a Baraita􂁀|tr=tanyā}} Aramaic תַּנְיָא (tanyā, “it was taught [in a Baraita]”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tanya
  1. the main work of Chabad Hassidic philosophy, formally called Likkutei Amarim, written by Shneur Zalman of Liadi, first published in 1797
    Sense id: en-Tanya-en-name-J42BBClO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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