"Tanya" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɑːnjə/ [UK], /ˈtænjə/ [UK], /ˈtɑnjə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tanya.wav [Southern-England]
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: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|ru|-}} Russian, {{m|ru|Та́ня}} Та́ня (Tánja), {{m|ru|Татья́на||Tatiana}} Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”) 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
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: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|he|תַּנְיָא|tr=tanyā}} Hebrew ⁧תַּנְיָא⁩ (tanyā), {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{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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