Tawny (given name)

Tawny or Tawney is an English given name often given in reference to the color tawny, a pale orange-brown, or yellow-brown color. It is also sometimes a transferred use of the surname Tawney, which is derived from two Norman place names, Saint-Aubin-du-Thenney and Saint-Jean-du-Thenney.

Notable people with the name include:
 * Tawny Banh, American table tennis player
 * Tawni Cranz, American information technology executive
 * Tawny Cypress (born 1976), American actress
 * Tawny Ellis, American film producer
 * Tawny Gray, sculptor
 * Tawny Kitaen (1961–2021), American actress
 * Tawny Little (born 1956), American television personality
 * Tawny Moyer (born 1957), American actress
 * Tawny Newsome (born 1983), American actress
 * Tawni O'Dell, American novelist
 * Tawny Peaks (born 1970), American pornographic actress
 * Tawny Taylor, American romance author
 * Tawny Weber, American writer