tonya

T1O1N1Y4A1

noun

A trade broker in Japan, usually a wholesaler, warehouse manager, or shipment manager.

OriginJapanese 問屋 →
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Meanings

tonya1

nountonya (plural tonya)
  1. historicalA trade broker in Japan, usually a wholesaler, warehouse manager, or shipment manager.

Tonya2

proper nounTonya (plural Tonyas)

plural Tonyas · alternative Tonia · alternative Tonja

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Antonina and Antonia, from Russian

Origin

tonya · noun

  1. Japanese問屋
  2. Englishtonya

From Japanese 問屋 (ton'ya).

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Tonya · proper noun

  1. RussianТо́ня
  2. EnglishTonya

Phonetic rendering of Russian То́ня (Tónja), an informal pet form of Антони́на (Antonína, “Antonina”).

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Translations

Polish Tonia
  • Toniaa female given name
Russian То́ня
  • То́ня (Tónja)a female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Aytonatonyayont
Cite this entry
APA

tonya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonya

MLA

“tonya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonya. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonya.

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