Tawny (given name)

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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. [1]

Notable people with the name include:

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Notes

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 257. ISBN   0-19-861060-2.

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