Anya

See also anya

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Anya

1. 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 (da)
• Finnish: Anja (fi)
• German: Anja (de)

• Russian: Аня (ru) (Anja) (pet form only)
• Swedish: Anja (sv)

Anagrams

• Yana