Anya

See also: anya

English

Etymology

From Russian А́ня (Ánja, informal pet form of А́нна (Ánna, “Ann”)). Also an Anglicization of Áine.

Proper noun

Anya

1. 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.

2. A female given name from Irish.

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Anja
• Finnish: Anja (fi)
• French: Anya
• German: Anja (de)
• Japanese: アンヤ (Anya), アーニャ (Ānya)
• Russian: А́ня (ru) (Ánja) (pet form only)
• Swedish: Anja (sv)
• Thai: อาเนีย (aa-niia)
• Welsh: Ania f

Anagrams

• Ayan, Ya'an, Ya-an, Yana, yana

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Anya

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Russian]