Tonya (given name)

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Tonya is an English given name that is a short form of Antonia in use in Mexico, United States, most of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, India, Pakistan, England, Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Nigeria.^[1] Other spellings with similar derivations include Tonja and Tonia. It can now be used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.

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 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 Schuitmaker (born 1968), American politician

References[]

See also[]

• All pages with titles beginning with Tonya
• All pages with titles containing Tonya
• Tona (name)
• Tanya (name)
• Tania (name)
• Tanja (name)
• Tonda (name)
• Tonja (name)
• Tonje (name)
• Tonia (name)
• Tonka (name)

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