Tanja

See also: tanja

Czech

Alternative forms

• Táňa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtanja]
• Hyphenation: Tan‧ja

Proper noun

Tanja f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Tanya

Declension

Declension of Tanja (mixed feminine)

	singular	plural
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

1. a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Tania. Popular in the 1970s and the 1980s

Faroese

Proper noun

Tanja f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Tanja: Tanjuson
• daughter of Tanja: 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
• Hyphenation^(key): Tan‧ja

Proper noun

Tanja

1. 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.

Possessive forms of Tanja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tanjani Tanjani accusative nom. Tanjani Tanjani gen. Tanjani genitive Tanjani Tanjojeni Tanjaini rare partitive Tanjaani Tanjojani inessive Tanjassani Tanjoissani elative Tanjastani Tanjoistani illative Tanjaani Tanjoihini adessive Tanjallani Tanjoillani ablative Tanjaltani Tanjoiltani allative Tanjalleni Tanjoilleni essive Tanjanani Tanjoinani translative Tanjakseni Tanjoikseni abessive Tanjattani Tanjoittani instructive — — comitative — Tanjoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tanjasi Tanjasi accusative nom. Tanjasi Tanjasi gen. Tanjasi genitive Tanjasi Tanjojesi Tanjaisi rare partitive Tanjaasi Tanjojasi inessive Tanjassasi Tanjoissasi elative Tanjastasi Tanjoistasi illative Tanjaasi Tanjoihisi adessive Tanjallasi Tanjoillasi ablative Tanjaltasi Tanjoiltasi allative Tanjallesi Tanjoillesi essive Tanjanasi Tanjoinasi translative Tanjaksesi Tanjoiksesi abessive Tanjattasi Tanjoittasi instructive — — comitative — Tanjoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tanjamme Tanjamme accusative nom. Tanjamme Tanjamme gen. Tanjamme genitive Tanjamme Tanjojemme Tanjaimme rare partitive Tanjaamme Tanjojamme inessive Tanjassamme Tanjoissamme elative Tanjastamme Tanjoistamme illative Tanjaamme Tanjoihimme adessive Tanjallamme Tanjoillamme ablative Tanjaltamme Tanjoiltamme allative Tanjallemme Tanjoillemme essive Tanjanamme Tanjoinamme translative Tanjaksemme Tanjoiksemme abessive Tanjattamme Tanjoittamme instructive — — comitative — Tanjoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tanjanne Tanjanne accusative nom. Tanjanne Tanjanne gen. Tanjanne genitive Tanjanne Tanjojenne Tanjainne rare partitive Tanjaanne Tanjojanne inessive Tanjassanne Tanjoissanne elative Tanjastanne Tanjoistanne illative Tanjaanne Tanjoihinne adessive Tanjallanne Tanjoillanne ablative Tanjaltanne Tanjoiltanne allative Tanjallenne Tanjoillenne essive Tanjananne Tanjoinanne translative Tanjaksenne Tanjoiksenne abessive Tanjattanne Tanjoittanne instructive — — comitative — Tanjoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tanjansa Tanjansa accusative nom. Tanjansa Tanjansa gen. Tanjansa genitive Tanjansa Tanjojensa Tanjainsa rare partitive Tanjaansa Tanjojaan Tanjojansa inessive Tanjassaan Tanjassansa Tanjoissaan Tanjoissansa elative Tanjastaan Tanjastansa Tanjoistaan Tanjoistansa illative Tanjaansa Tanjoihinsa adessive Tanjallaan Tanjallansa Tanjoillaan Tanjoillansa ablative Tanjaltaan Tanjaltansa Tanjoiltaan Tanjoiltansa allative Tanjalleen Tanjallensa Tanjoilleen Tanjoillensa essive Tanjanaan Tanjanansa Tanjoinaan Tanjoinansa translative Tanjakseen Tanjaksensa Tanjoikseen Tanjoiksensa abessive Tanjattaan Tanjattansa Tanjoittaan Tanjoittansa instructive — — comitative — Tanjoineen Tanjoinensa

Statistics

• Tanja is the 64^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,894 female individuals (and as a middle name to 616 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• janat

German

Etymology

From Russian Таня (Tanja), diminutive of Татьяна (Tatʹjana), whence less common German Tatjana. Compare English Tania, Tanya, Tatiana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanja/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Tanja f (proper noun, genitive Tanjas or Tanja, plural Tanjas)

1. a female given name, popular popular especially in the 1970s and 1980s

Declension

Declension of Tanja [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Tanja	die	Tanjas
genitive	einer	der	Tanjas, Tanja	der	Tanjas
dative	einer	der	Tanja	den	Tanjas
accusative	eine	die	Tanja	die	Tanjas

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Таня (Tanja).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑnʲɑ/, [ˈtɑɲɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑnʲɑ/, [ˈtɑɲɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnʲɑ
• Hyphenation: Tan‧ja

Proper noun

Tanja

1. 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

1. a female given name of mostly 1970s usage, equivalent to English Tania

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Та́ня (Tánja).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Tanja c (genitive Tanjas)

1. a female given name of mostly 1970s and 1980s usage, equivalent to English Tania