"Form of Tania"
The name Tanija is commonly a female name from the "Russian" origin.
Tanija is a spelling of Tania, the short form of Tatiana that is standard in Russian. Tatiana goes back to the Latin family name Tatianus. The j in place of the y follows the spelling convention of several European languages, in which j represents the y sound.
Tania means "Fairy queen. The short form of Tatiana".
The pronunciation of Tanija is tuh-NEE-juh.
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