Tonya is an English female given name. The name originated as a short form of Antonia with influence from the Spanish form Toña. It can be found throughout the English-speaking world but is most common in the United States. The popularity of the name has been influenced by its conflation with the unrelated name Tanya, which originated as a diminutive form of Tatiana.
Other spellings with similar derivations include Tonja and Tonia. The variant form LaTonya is particularly associated with African-American women.
People called Tonya Entertainment Tonya Cooley (born 1980), American model Tonya Crews (born 1938), American model Tonya Crowe (born 1971), American actress Tonya Kay, American actress and dancer Tonya Pinkins, American actress Tonya Williams (born 1958), Canadian actress
Sports Tonya Burns, American basketball player and coach Tonya Edwards (born 1968), American basketball coach Tonya Harding (born 1970), American ice skater Tonya Verbeek (born 1977), Canadian wrestler Tonya Washington (born 1977), American basketball player
Other fields Tonya Hurley, American writer and director Tonya Knight (born 1966), American bodybuilder Tonya Matthews, American biomedical engineer Tonya Rush, American politician Tonya Schuitmaker (born 1968), American politician
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Tona (name) Tanya (name) Tania (name) Tanja (name) Tonda (name) Tonja (name) Tonje (name) Tonia (name) Tonka (name) Tonye