Tanya.
A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) and Tetyana (from Ukrainian).
Meaning & usage
A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) and Tetyana (from Ukrainian).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed in the twentieth century from the Russian pet form Та́ня (Tánja) of Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”).
the main work of Chabad Hassidic philosophy, formally called Likkutei Amarim, written by Shneur Zalman of Liadi, first published in 1797
Where this word comes from
From Hebrew תַּנְיָא (tanyā), the first word in the book, from Aramaic תַּנְיָא (tanyā, “it was taught [in a Baraita]”).
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