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Re: About Tarni...
Are you sure that the Brits use Tahnee at all, and especially as a variant of Tawny? This seems unlikely on every level, especially the very different pronunciations of Atw and Tah in UKE, the association with tawny owls, the prevalence of Tawny as a dog name ... and without a high-profile soap opera character named Tahnee to kickstart a trend, I find it impossible to believe.Though a bunch of good facts could change my mind!If I had to guess, I'd imagine there could be a link between Tarni and the dated Taryn.
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Yeah, I've never heard anyone in Britain called Tahnee (or Tawny or Tarni for that matter) and Tahnee and Tawny are completely different sounds here and in Australia. Edited to remove my example of pronunciaton as it would probably cause more confusion!

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