Anya

See also: anya and ányá

English

Etymology

Phonetic rendering of Аня, Russian informal pet form of Анна (Anna, = Ann).

Proper noun

Anya

A female given name 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.

Translations

female given name

Danish: Anja
Finnish: Anja (fi)
German: Anja (de)

Russian: А́ня (ru) (Ánja) (pet form only)
Swedish: Anja (sv)

Anagrams

Ayan, Ya'an, Yana, yana

Cebuano

Etymology

From Aniana. Also from English Anya, from Russian Аня (Anja), from Анна (Anna, “Ann”).

Proper noun

Anya

a female given name

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