Anya
[ˈɑːn.jə]Meaning
Russian diminutive of Anna
Background Story
Anya is a Russian diminutive of Anna, from the Russian and Ukrainian Аня, an informal pet form of Анна. It is also an Anglicization of the Irish Áine, and the Cebuano name comes from Aniana as well as from the English Anya. Recorded variants include Ania and Annushka. It is a given name, feminine in most East European countries and unisex in several African countries.
Variations
Anya, Anja, Agnya
Related Names
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Old Irish name of a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Amra
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Anja
Form of Anya in several languages.
Anka
A diminutive of Anna, formed with the suffix -ka
Anna
Form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament
Anneli
Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Annelie, as well as a German variant.
Anniki
An Estonian feminine given name
Aoife
From Old Irish Aífe, from óiph, meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh)
Arja
Variant of Irja, apparently coined for early 20th century poems