Tanya (taniya) in Japanese

The name Tanya in Japanese Katakana is タニヤ which in romaji is taniya. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Tanya in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is たにや.

How do you write Tanya in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "tanya" is 谷也 (たにや), which is pronounced "ta-ni-ya". The kanji 谷 means "valley" and 也 means "also".

The western meaning of the name Tanya is "fairy queen". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 童話 (dou-wa), which is pronounced "doh-wah". The kanji characters mean "children's story".

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