# Tanja
## Czech
### Alternative forms

* Táňa

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtanja]
* Hyphenation: Tan‧ja

### Proper noun

Tanja f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Tanya

#### Declension
## 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
* son of Tanja: Tanjuson
* daughter of Tanja: Tanjudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian Та́ня (Tánja). Cognate to English Tania.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑnjɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝njɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnjɑ
* Hyphenation: Tan‧ja

### Proper noun

Tanja
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

* Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.

#### Declension

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 64th 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: /ˈtanja/
* Audio:(file)

### 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
## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Таня (Tanja).

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Tanja
* a female given name, equivalent to English Tania

#### Declension
### 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