Tonya
Girl's given name
Tonya is a feminine given name, a diminutive of Antonia or Antoinette.
It was popular in American English from the 1960s through the 1980s: Tonya was the third Tonya in her graduating class.
The name became strongly associated with figure skater Tonya Harding after the 1994 scandal involving an attack on her rival.
name
Scandal-plagued 1920s president
- figure skatingChoreographed athletic ice performance
- triple axelThree-and-a-half rotation jump
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- ice skaterPerson gliding on frozen rink
Nancy Kerrigan · competition · scandal · athlete · rink · skates · championship · medal
Slavic
Eastern Slavic language
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- Eastern EuropeanFrom that continental region
- nicknameInformal substitute name
Harding
Scandal-plagued 1920s president
- figure skatingChoreographed athletic ice performance
- triple axelThree-and-a-half rotation jump
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
Nancy Kerrigan · ice skater · competition · scandal · athlete · rink · skates · championship · medal · coach
Russian
Eastern Slavic language
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- Eastern EuropeanFrom that continental region
- Toni Morrison"Song of Solomon"
- Toni Braxton
- Tonya Harding
- I TonyaFigure skating scandal film
- Toni Basil