Tonya

Tonya is an English and Russian feminine name that arose as an informal short form of Antonia, itself the feminine of Antonius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan. The name gained broad popularity in English-speaking countries during the mid-twentieth century as an independent given name. Tanya, the more common Russian diminutive of Tatiana sometimes used interchangeably, and Tonia are closely related forms found across European naming traditions.