Tawny, Tawni 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.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Tawny Banh (born 1974), American table tennis player
  • Tawni Cranz, American information technology executive
  • Tawny Cypress (born 1976), American actress
  • Tawny Ellis (born 1981), American film producer
  • Tawny Gray, sculptor
  • Tawny Kitaen (1961–2021), American actress
  • Tawny Little (born 1956), American television personality
  • Tawny Moyer (born 1957), American actress
  • Tawny Newsome (born 1983), American actress
  • Tawni O'Dell (born 1964), American novelist
  • Tawny Peaks (born 1970), American pornographic actress
  • Tawny Taylor, American romance author
  • Tawny Weber, American writer

See also

  • Tawney, surname

Notes

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