Tonya (given name)
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| Gender | Female |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | Short form of Antonina |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Tonja |
| Derived | LaTonya |
Tonya is the pet form or hypocoristic of Antonina. It can now be used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. It may also be spelled Tonja.
People called Tonya
Entertainment
- Tonya Cooley, American model
- Tonya Crews, American model
- Tonya Crowe, American actress
- Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress
- Tonya Kay, American actress and dancer
- Tonya Pinkins, American actress
Sports
- Tonya Edwards, American basketball coach
- Tonya Harding, American ice skater
- Tonya Verbeek, Canadian wrestler
- Tonya Massaline, American basketball player
Other fields
- Tonya Engst, American technology writer
- Tonya Hurley, American writer and director
- Tonya Knight, American bodybuilder
- Tonya Rouse, Canadian television journalist
- Tonya Schuitmaker, American politician
People named "Tonja"
- Tonja Buford-Bailey, American athlete
- Tonja Christensen, American model
- Tonja Walker, American beauty pageant contestant
Other uses
Latonya
- La Tonya Johnson (born 1972) U.S. politician
- LaTonya Johnson (born 1975) U.S. basketball player
- LaTonya Sims (born 1979) U.S. basketball player
- LaTonya Swann (born 1991) U.S. dancer
References
See also
- Tanya (name)
- Tania (name)
- Tanja (name)
- Tonje (name)
- Tonia (name)
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