Tauni

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How to Pronounce Tauni

Pronounced TAW-nee /ˈtɔː.ni/Low

Meaning: Tauni is a spelling of Tawny, the English word-name drawn from the warm tan or golden-brown color. It shares the soft, casual feel of other -i respellings that were fashionable in the later twentieth century.Low

In 30 seconds: Tauni is a spelling of Tawny, the English word for a warm golden-brown color. It stayed rare, peaking in the early nineteen-nineties (said TAW-nee).

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningTauni is a spelling of Tawny, the English word-name drawn from the warm tan or golden-brown color. It shares the soft, casual feel of other -i respellings that were fashionable in the later twentieth century.

U.S. rank (2010)#19570 ↘ Falling

2010 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1992

Total births (all-time)≈ 296

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tauni is a variant of Tawny, the English word-name for a warm tan or golden-brown color. The word reaches English through Old French, from a term tied to tanning. The -i ending gives it the soft, informal look popular in late twentieth-century American naming.

Tauni was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1992, and it stayed rare throughout. A girl named Tauni then is in her mid-thirties today.

Did you know? The word tawny comes through Old French from a term for tanning leather, which is how it came to name a warm brown-gold shade and, later, a girl.

Overall data confidence 45%

References - Tauni — Variant of Tawny ('tan, golden-brown'); word-name

Variations

TawnyTawniTaunya

Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tauni mean?

It is a form of Tawny, the English word-name for a warm tan or golden-brown color.

How do you pronounce Tauni?

It is said TAW-nee /ˈtɔː.ni/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Tauni a boy or girl name?

Tauni is used here as a girl's name.

How popular is Tauni?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.