Meaning: Its source is an English expression meaning "Light brown."

Alternative Spellings: Tauni, Tawnee, Tawney, Tawni and Tawnie

Variant Forms: Tauna, Taunia, Taunisha, Tawna, Tawnesha, Tawnia, Tawnya, Tawnyell, Tiawna and Tiawni

Popularity: The name Tawny ranked 2438th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.