Anya

[newby2]

Any thoughts?

[RobinSparkles]

Lovely name! :)

[QuietNinjaTardis]

I like it. Reminds me of buffy the vampire slayer though.

[Gwennan]

Quite like it but it's not my favourite version of Ann. Think that honour goes to either Anna, Annabel, Anaïs or Anouk!

[MolotovBomb]

I absolutely love Anya. It has a strong yet very feminine tone. Isn't it the Russian equivalent of 'Anne', therefore meaning 'grace/graceful'?

[MolotovBomb]

Yeah, I'm bang-on



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[MamaMary]

What about Aine?

[lovethesun1]

Love it!

[TheEnglishWomanInTheAttic]

Its nice, we live in Germany and I only know of it spelt Annja - is Anya and Anglicism or the spelling from another language?

[diddl]

I also like it.

[ILovePonyo]

I have an Anya! I often get asked if my family is Russian/eastern european as it is quite a popular name there though (the answer is no)

[LadyMargolotta]

Anya is an acceptable spelling in many countries, so is Anja. I knew a german Anya. It's normally a diminutive of Anne.

Pretty name.

[newby2]

Anya is Russian and also from Sanskrit meaning unstoppable. Believe me, if it's a girl it'll be a whirlwind from the movements in the womb!

Aine is nice but a completely different name and we aren't Irish so no one will be able to pronounce it here! I don't think there's an Anglicism for it apart from Anna.

Gwennan, I hear you but it's not Ann I'd like to name her or any derivative. Anya is closer to Anna and a little more interesting we think?

[Leeds2]

I think Anya is lovely.

[surroundedbyblondes]

Beautiful!

[aufaniae]

Love the name Anya.

Anouk has been a favourite of mine for a while too :)

[wishiwasonholiday]

I know of a dog called Anouk so that name makes me think of her. Anya is lovely.

[Yama]

Love, love, love it!

If ds had been a dd he would've been Anya. Well, if I would've had to persuade dh but I reckon I could've.

[VolumeOfACone]

It is a great name. :)

[JambalayaCodfishPie]

V v v nice. :)

[MaryAstor]

Now the issue with this name is the pronounciation.

Are you going for Ahh-nyah or Ann-yah? And do you care if she gets called the other by people sometimes?

[ecuse]

Love it

[newby2]

Mary- good point. Ann-yah ideally but I'm not some-one who's bothered by prnounciation by people. As long as it sounds near to the name it's fine with us. Different accents- different pronunciations.

[diddl]

Some people pronounce it Ahh-nyah??!!

[MaryAstor]

Yeah, I know an Anya pronounced 'Ahh-nyah'. (Possibly better rendered phonetically as 'Arn-yer' now I look at it)

[LoveYouForeverMyBaby]

I would pronounce it "ahhn yah" like the buffy character.