Tanja
See also: tanja
English
Proper noun
Tanja
- A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtanja]
- Hyphenation: Tan‧ja
Proper noun
Tanja f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Tanya
Declension
Declension of Tanja (mixed feminine)
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | Tanja | Tanji, Tanje |
| genitive | Tanji, Tanje | Tanj, Tanjí |
| dative | Tanje, Tanji | Tanjám, Tanjím |
| accusative | Tanju | Tanji, Tanje |
| vocative | Tanjo | Tanji, Tanje |
| locative | Tanje, Tanji | Tanjách, Tanjích |
| instrumental | Tanjou | Tanjami, Tanjemi |
Danish
Proper noun
Tanja
- a female given name from Russian, popular in the 1970s and the 1980s, equivalent to English Tania
Faroese
Proper noun
Tanja f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- Tanja's son: Tanjuson
- Tanja's daughter: Tanjudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Tanja |
| accusative | Tanju |
| dative | Tanju |
| genitive | Tanju |
Finnish
Etymology
From Russian Та́ня (Tánja). Cognate to English Tania.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑnjɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝njɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑnjɑ
- Syllabification(key): Tan‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): Tan‧ja
Proper noun
Tanja
- a female given name
Usage notes
- Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Declension
| Inflection of Tanja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tanja | Tanjat | |
| genitive | Tanjan | Tanjojen | |
| partitive | Tanjaa | Tanjoja | |
| illative | Tanjaan | Tanjoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tanja | Tanjat | |
| accusative | nom. | Tanja | Tanjat |
| gen. | Tanjan | ||
| genitive | Tanjan | Tanjojen Tanjain rare | |
| partitive | Tanjaa | Tanjoja | |
| inessive | Tanjassa | Tanjoissa | |
| elative | Tanjasta | Tanjoista | |
| illative | Tanjaan | Tanjoihin | |
| adessive | Tanjalla | Tanjoilla | |
| ablative | Tanjalta | Tanjoilta | |
| allative | Tanjalle | Tanjoille | |
| essive | Tanjana | Tanjoina | |
| translative | Tanjaksi | Tanjoiksi | |
| abessive | Tanjatta | Tanjoitta | |
| instructive | — | Tanjoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- Tanja is the 61st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,839 female individuals (and as a middle name to 619 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Russian Таня (Tanja), diminutive of Татьяна (Tatʹjana), whence less common German Tatjana. Compare English Tania, Tanya, Tatiana.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tanja f (proper noun, genitive Tanjas or Tanja, plural Tanjas)
- a female given name, popular popular especially in the 1970s and 1980s
Declension
Declension of Tanja [feminine]
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Таня (Tanja).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑnʲɑ/, [ˈtɑɲɑˑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑnʲɑ/, [ˈtɑɲɑˑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑnʲɑ
- Hyphenation: Tan‧ja
Proper noun
Tanja
- a female given name, equivalent to English Tania
Declension
| Declension of Tanja (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Tanja | Tanjat |
| genitive | Tanjan | Tanjoin |
| partitive | Tanjaa | Tanjoja |
| illative | Tanjaa | Tanjoi |
| inessive | Tanjaas | Tanjois |
| elative | Tanjast | Tanjoist |
| allative | Tanjalle | Tanjoille |
| adessive | Tanjaal | Tanjoil |
| ablative | Tanjalt | Tanjoilt |
| translative | Tanjaks | Tanjoiks |
| essive | Tanjanna, Tanjaan | Tanjoinna, Tanjoin |
| exessive1) | Tanjant | Tanjoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 572
Norwegian
Proper noun
Tanja
- a female given name of mostly 1970s usage, equivalent to English Tania
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Та́ня (Tánja).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Tanja c (genitive Tanjas)
- a female given name of mostly 1970s and 1980s usage, equivalent to English Tania