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English
Etymology
From Russian А́ня (Ánja, informal pet form of А́нна (Ánna, “Ann”)). Also an Anglicization of Áine.
Proper noun
Anya
- A female given name from Russian, of modern usage.
1969, Constance Urdang, Natural History, Harper & Row, page 61:Given a perfectly good American name like Ann, she has deliberately chosen to label herself "Anya" after a long-dead great-grandmother, and put jam in her tea.
- A female given name from Irish.
- A female given name from Sanskrit, of modern usage.
- Alternative spelling of Aanya
Translations
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From Aniana. Also from English Anya, from Russian Аня (Anja), from Анна (Anna, “Ann”).
Proper noun
Anya
- a female given name from English