LaTanya is an African-American feminine given name from the root name
Tatianus
Tatian of Adiabene, or Tatian the Syrian or Tatian the Assyrian, (; la, Tatianus; grc, Τατιανός; syc, ܛܛܝܢܘܣ; c. 120 – c. 180 AD) was an Assyrian Christian writer and theologian of the 2nd century.
Tatian's most influential w ...
used in the United States.
It is similar to the name
Tanya
Tanya may refer to:
* Tanya (Judaism),an early work of Hasidic philosophy by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi.
* Tanya (name), a given name and list of people with the name
* Tanya or Lara Saint Paul (born 1946)
* List of Mortal Kombat characters#Tany ...
. Notable people with this name include the following:
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LaTanya Garrett
LaTanya Garrett is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently representing the 7th District in the Michigan House of Representatives after being elected in November 2014.
Education and early career
Garrett attended schools in the Detroi ...
U.S. politician
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LaTanya Richardson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson ( Richardson; born October 21, 1949) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions, before playing supporting roles on television and film.
Richardson has appeared in films includi ...
(born 1949) U.S. actress
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LaTanya Sheffield
LaTanya Sheffield (born October 11, 1963, in El Cajon, California) is a retired hurdler from the United States, who finished in eight place in the women's 400 metres hurdles final at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Career
The 1985 NCAA champion runn ...
(born 1963) U.S. athlete
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Latania
''Latania'', commonly known as latan palm or latania palm, is a genus of flowering plant in the palm tree family, native to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean. Species
The genus contains three species, one from each of the three m ...
, plant genus
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LaTonya La Tonya or LaTonya is a feminine African-American given name from the root name Antonius used in the United States. Notable people with this name include the following:
* La Tonya Johnson (born 1972), American politician
* LaTonya Johnson (born ...
, given name
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Lavanya (name) Lavanya is an Indian feminine given name of Sanskrit origin in use in India, Bangladesh, parts of Pakistan and Nepal. Notable people with this name include the following:
*Lavanya (actress) (born 1979), Indian actress
*Lavanya Bhardwaj (born 1984), ...
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