Anya

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English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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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.
  3. A female given name from Sanskrit, of modern usage.
  4. Alternative spelling of Aanya

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Anya

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