Tawny
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Tawny is often used as a feminine given or assumed name; it means the colour tawny
, a pale orange-brown, or yellow-brown colour.
Notable people with the name include:
Tawny (color)
Tawny is a yellowish brown color. The word means "tan-colored," from Anglo-Norman tauné "associated with the brownish-yellow of tanned leather," from Old French tané "to tan hides," from Medieval Latin tannare, from tannum "crushed oak bark," used in tanning leather, probably from a Celtic source...
, a pale orange-brown, or yellow-brown colour.
Notable people with the name include:
- Tawny CypressTawny CypressTawny Cypress is an American actress. She has appeared in various television and stage plays. She portrayed Simone Deveaux on the TV series Heroes. She previously starred on Fox's drama K-Ville as Ginger "Love Tap" LeBeau, a police officer who suffers the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Her mother...
(born 1976), American actress - Tawny LittleTawny LittleTawny Little, née Tawny Elaine Godin , is an American television presenter and former Miss America in 1976.-Career:...
(born 1956), American television newsreader - Tawny KitaenTawny KitaenJulie "Tawny" Kitaen is an American actress and media personality. She became famous in the 1980s for appearing in several hard rock videos for the band Whitesnake, including the hit "Here I Go Again". Kitaen was married to Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale from 1989–1991...
(born 1961), American actress - Tawny MoyerTawny MoyerTawny Moyer is an American actress who starred in film and in television. She is known for her role as Jill Franco, the nurse in the 1981 horror film Halloween II. Her first feature role was in the 1978 film California Suite, she is married to actor Patrick St...
(born 1958), American actress - Tawny PeaksTawny PeaksTawny Peaks was the stage name of an adult entertainer. She is now retired from big-bust modelling and stripping and is a housewife in Michigan....
(born 1961), big-bust model, stripper and housewife - Tawny RobertsTawny RobertsTawny Roberts is an American pornographic actress.-Awards:*2003 AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet*2005 AVN Award nominee – Best Actress, Video – Unlovable...
(born 1979), American pornographic actress. - Tawny TaylorTawny TaylorTawny Taylor is an American author who writes paranormal and contemporary romance. Taylor currently resides in Detroit with her husband and children.-Bibliography:* Sex and the Single Ghost * Master of Secret Desires...
, American romance author