Anya

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proper noun

A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage.

Originru,uk А́ня →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage.

    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.

    1969, Constance Urdang, Natural History, Harper & Row, page 61
  2. A female given name from Irish.
  3. A female given name from Sanskrit, of modern usage.
  4. alternativeAlternative spelling of Aanya.

Origin

  1. ru,ukА́ня
  2. EnglishAnya

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

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Translations

Bulgarian А́ня
  • А́ня (Ánja)female given name
Danish Anja
  • Anjafemale given name
Finnish Anja
  • Anjafemale given name
French Anya
  • Anyafemale given name
German Anja
  • Anjafemale given name
Japanese アンヤ, アーニャ
  • アンヤ (Anya)female given name
  • アーニャ (Ānya)female given name
Russian А́ня
  • А́ня (Ánja)female given name
Swedish Anja
  • Anjafemale given name
Thai อาเนีย
  • อาเนีย (aa-niia)female given name
Ukrainian Аня
  • Аня (Anja)female given name
Welsh Ania
  • Aniafemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yanaAyannyaa
Cite this entry
APA

Anya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anya

MLA

“Anya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anya.

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