Tanja
TAHN-yah
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Russian
Total Births
2,580
Peak Year
#153 in 1970
First Recorded
1943
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Tanja is a name of Russian origin, a diminutive of Tatiana, which is derived from the Roman name Tatius, of unknown meaning.
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Numerology
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Famous Namesakes
Tanja Savic
Serbian pop folk singer
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