Tawny or Tawney is an English given name often given in reference to the color
tawny
Tawny may refer to:
* Tawny (given name), a feminine given name
* Tawny (color)
* Tawny port, a fortified wine
* ''Tawny'', a 1954 record album by Jackie Gleason
* Tawny, a townland in Kilcar, County Donegal, Ireland
See also
* Tenné, a "sta ...
, 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.
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Notable people with the name include:
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Tawny Cypress (born 1976), American actress
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Tawny Little (born 1956), American television newsreader
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Tawny Kitaen (1961–2021), American actress
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Tawny Moyer (born 1957), American actress
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Tawny Newsome
Tawny Newsome (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician, comedian, and actress best known for playing Chelsea Leight-Leigh on ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'', co-starring in ''Space Force'' and the third season of ''Brockmire'', and co-h ...
(born 1983), American actress
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Tawny Peaks
Tawny Peaks (born May 10, 1970, in New York, New York, United States) is a retired pornographic actress.
In 1998, Peaks won an arbitrated case against a Florida physical therapist who had sued her, claiming he suffered from whiplash because she ...
(born 1970), big-bust model, stripper and housewife
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Tawny Taylor
Tawny Taylor is an American author who writes paranormal and contemporary romance. Taylor currently resides in Detroit with her husband and children.
Bibliography
* ''Private Games'' (2005)
* ''Body and Soul'' (2006)
* '' Sex and the Single Ghost ...
, American romance author
See also
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Tawney, surname
Notes
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Feminine given names
Given names derived from colors
Given names originating from a surname
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