Tonya (given name)
Tonya is an English given name that is a short form of Antonia in use in Mexico, United States, most of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, India, Pakistan, England, Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Nigeria. Other spellings with similar derivations include Tonja and Tonia. It can now be used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.People called Tonya
Entertainment
- Tonya Cooley, American model
- Tonya Crews, American model
- Tonya Crowe, American actress
- Tonya Williams, Canadian actress
- Tonya Kay, American actress and dancer
- Tonya Pinkins, American actress
Sports
- Tonya Edwards, American basketball coach
- Tonya Harding, American ice skater
- Tonya Verbeek, Canadian wrestler
- Tonya Washington, American basketball player
- Tonya Hurley, American writer and director
- Tonya Knight, American bodybuilder
- Tonya Schuitmaker, American politician
