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[Facts] Taya?
I assumed Taya could be a form of Tanya/Tonya. Also, another theory I had possibly an alternative spelling for Tea? Any ideas of which name Taya could have formed from?
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This message was edited 1/10/2009, 8:09 AM

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In Russian Taya (pronounced TAH-ya) is a shortened version of Taisa or Taisiya.
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Could be a variant of Tea / Tia, as you said.Also could be a shortened version of a name such as Amataya?
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Thanks!
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It's not uncommon in Australia, and I've always assumed that it was a phonetic spelling of Tea over here, since an "e" making an "ay" sound is very much unfamiliar to most Australians. But that's just a hypothesis.
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Thank you Chrisell! :)
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