Tonya (given name)

Tonya is an English female given name. The name originated as a short form of Antonia with influence from the Spanish form Toña. It can be found throughout the English-speaking world but is most common in the United States. The popularity of the name has been influenced by its conflation with the unrelated name Tanya, which originated as a diminutive form of Tatiana.

Other spellings with similar derivations include Tonja and Tonia. The variant form LaTonya is particularly associated with African-American women.

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 Matthews, American biomedical engineer
 * Tonya Schuitmaker (born 1968), American politician