Tawny is often used as a feminine given name; it means the color tawny, a pale orange-brown, or yellow-brown color. Notable people with the name include: Tawny Cypress (born 1976), American actress Tawny Little (born 1956), American television newsreader Tawny Kitaen (1961–2021), American actress Tawny Moyer (born 1957), American actress Tawny Newsome (born 1983), American actress Tawny Peaks (born 1970), big-bust model, stripper and housewife Tawny Taylor, American romance author See also Tawney, surname Feminine given names fr:Tawny