Anya?

[birdofthenorth]

What do you think of Anya for a girl?

Also on my current list are

Evelyn
Magda
Zoe
Mary

Thoughts welcome on them too! Thanks.

[birdofthenorth]

Yes there's a nice derrivative but sadly DH think it sounds like trailer trash when placed after Mary!

[motherof2boys]

does MIL have something bearable that you could put in the middle after Mary? Or a derivative?

[ilovemy2babies]

Love the name its my daughters

I have Anya Grace

[BitOfFun]

Ananya was my favourite Body Shop perfume when I was a teenager

[birdofthenorth]

Mary is my mum's name, I'm very keen on it for a DD's first name -but do you think I'd then offend my (lovely) mother in law if we don't honour her too? Love her, but don't love her name -at least not for the current generation!

[RnB]

Mary is lovely, and massively underused imo

[birdofthenorth]

Great taste motherof2boys!! Good luck to you too!

[motherof2boys]

are you me? All your names are my top choices (except Zoe) but I only get boys !!! and live in exile in the South so you are probably not me.

Good luck.

[JoeyBettany]

Anya Seton wrote some cracking historical novels too.

[PurplePoppy]

I think Anya is a lovely name. I have heard of Ananya more often, and that has always been one of my favourite names.

[mummyofevilprincesses]

I love Anya. It is so pretty

[birdofthenorth]

Thanks for your help all!

I raised Anya with a pal today and her immediate reaction was "as in Anya-ism?" ie aneurysm... I am gutted to say this kind of put me off!!

[cloelia]

I agree with boodleboot about Magda, sounds like a Bond bad girl to me.
Love Evelyn and Anya and Mary
How about Mary Anya as a sort of double or hyphen then you can create a nn as time goes on?

[boodleboot]

Anya is pretty. I think Anya Eve is nice.

Evelyn - lovely
Magda - hideous but i love Margot so what do i know....
Zoe - lovely
Mary - lovely

[MrsMalcolmTucker]

My neice is called Anja - pronounced Anya. Lovely name.

[Scottie22]

My dd's name so am going to say it is lovely of course!!!!

[cluccles]

gorgeous

[ilikeyoursleeves]

I know an Anya and I think it's a lovely name I like Zoe as well

[Naetha]

Love Anya and Zoe

[AuraofDora]

anya is lovely
mary too
but dont like it together
it goes with henry and jack wouldnt worry about that
idont think potato

[MaggieMonday]

Lovely. I love Anya and ZOe

I always think of potato when I see piper

[QandA]

I like it too, it is unusual without being odd or too 'try hard'

[LynetteScavo]

I love the name Anya!