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Anya

Anya proper noun: a female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage. Also the alternative spelling of Aanya.

Proper noun

Anya

  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.

Also used as

Anya is also the alternative spelling of Aanya.

Anya meaning in Thai

Anya in Thai

female given name
อาเนีย aa-niia

Origin of Anya

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

Questions about Anya

What does Anya mean?
Anya means a female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage.
What is Anya in Thai?
Anya in Thai is อาเนีย (aa-niia). See Anya meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Anya?
Anya is a proper noun.

Words near Anya in the dictionary

  1. any where
  2. any which way
  3. any%
  4. any-and-all
  5. any1
  6. Anya
  7. Anya-Nya
  8. Anyang
  9. Anyanwu
  10. Anyanwus
  11. Anyanya

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