LaTanya is an African-American feminine given name from the root name
Tatianus
Tatian of Adiabene, or Tatian the Syrian or Tatian the Assyrian, (; ; ; ; – ) was an Assyrian Christian writer and theologian of the 2nd century.
Tatian's most influential work is the Diatessaron, a Biblical paraphrase, or "harmony", of the ...
used in the United States.
It is similar to the name
Tanya. 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 Detroit ...
, U.S. politician
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson is an American actress. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway productions, before playing supporting roles on television and film. Her performances are credited to her birth name, LaTanya Richardson, from 1989 ...
(born 1949), U.S. actress
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LaTanya Sheffield
LaTanya Sheffield (born October 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, 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 ru ...
(born 1963), U.S. athlete
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Latanya Sweeney
Latanya Arvette Sweeney is an American computer scientist. She is the Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology at the Harvard Kennedy School and in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. She is th ...
, U.S. computer scientist
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LaTanya Chantella White
LaTanya Chantella White (born September 27, 1982) is a professional basketball player. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, White is tall and weighs . She received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as the ...
, (born 1982), U.S. basketball player known as Tan White
See also
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Latania
''Latania'', commonly known as latan palm or latania palm, is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae, palm tree family (biology), family, native to the Mascarene Islands in the western Indian Ocean.
Species
The genus contains three species ...
, 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:
* LaTonya Goffney, American superintendent
* La Tonya Johnson (born 1972), ...
, 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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African-American feminine given names