Anya

[newby2]

Any thoughts?

Like it. We have too many Ann-type names in our family already or it would have been on my short list for sure.

beautiful

I love it! It is DD2's middle name, chosen by DH because it was also the name of a Berber princess.

I really like it, I used to work with an extremely intelligent and beautiful Anya. She was Russian and pronounced it Ahn-yah so that's how I've been saying it - is that incorrect?

Lovely nane

Name even!

Really like it.

Lovely name. Knew a british born Anya who had a Finnish mother, and have known several Polish ladies named Anna but who are nicknamed Anya / Anja. Just giving different backgrounds that I'm aware of! Really nice name. Like someone else has said - strong yet feminine.

I dont like it.. Growing up in Denmark I knew a few and it has BAD associations for me..

Beautiful. DS2 was going to be an Anya if a girl! It's the name of the lovely daughter in "The Cherry Orchard".

Americans would pronounce it arnya, just like they say pahsta, but I can't imagine any British people doing it. Love the name!

I find it bit 'meh' though I don't know why

I love it, on the proviso that it goes with your surname. For some reason I think there are some really "Englishy" surnames it might not suit. But since that's a bit of a non-problem, I say go for it!

Lovely!

Love it - pronounced 'Ann-ya'?

Would borrow that one if it worked with my partners ridiculously clunky surname!

I think it's beautiful.

how is it perceived in Denmark then??