Tawny (given name)

Tawny, Tawni or Tawney is an English given name often given in reference to the color tawny, 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. {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=257|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}

Notable people with the name include:

• Tawny Banh (born 1974), American table tennis player
• Tawni Cranz, American information technology executive
• Tawny Cypress (born 1976), American actress
• Tawny Ellis (born 1981), American film producer
• Tawny Gray, sculptor
• Tawny Kitaen (1961–2021), American actress
• Tawny Little (born 1956), American television personality
• Tawny Moyer (born 1957), American actress
• Tawny Newsome (born 1983), American actress
• Tawni O'Dell (born 1964), American novelist
• Tawny Peaks (born 1970), American pornographic actress
• Tawny Taylor, American romance author
• Tawny Weber, American writer