what about Anya?

[Pezz]

Thoughts please?

The Anya i know who is 3 is referred to as Annie almost exclusively...

I like it.

Love it

I like it, but then I am a Russophile I would have to insist on the short vowelled Anya (not Aaanya) though.

I love it, wanted it for DD1 but DP didn't like it.

i love anya, way more than annie which im not that keen on.

anya gets a thumbs up from me.

I like it a lot. I have a relative called this. Reminds me a bit of the Body Shop perfume that we all wore as as teenagers . But that's not a bad thing.

what about Anaya instead?

I like this name but it does make me think of potatoes

Love it. I wanted it for dd2 but dh would not let me.

had it on our list but knocked it off due to potato links.

Anna is lovely though.

Anya is lovely.

Anya is no more related to potatoes than Charlotte .

I have always loved Anya. Think it is french but I may be wrong. It is a beautiful name and unusual without being odd or too quirky

Anya was a very popular German girls name in the 70s, a bit like Clare in the UK.

I think it is nicer than Anna.

Mmnn, lovely, makes me think of Buffy though

Someone in my family is called Anya too and I love the name.

People can't spell it though bless em..Annie, Anja etc etc

Tis Russian/Polish also Anjelica (I think)

Our DD4 was nearly Anya, sometimes I call her it - but husband vetoed it, and to be honest after 3D's with slightly unusual names it was a bit of a relief to go for something that didn't need explaining ! So we have Anna instead, which is also beautiful !
But go for it - I like it because it is elegant and yet character-ful

like it

My friend's eldest is called Anya and I think its lovely.

AppleTreeWick, Anja is a proper way of spelling it, as a shortening of Anjanka.

I am not sure where the name originated from, but I wanted dd2 to be named after someone from my Gran's side of the family, who all come from Slovenia.

I really like it. It's a pet form isn't it? the way we might shorten any name starting with Anne or Anna to Annie, the russians might shorten it to Anya.

It's lovely.

JimmyTarbuck, have you heard how they pronounce Ana on desperate housewives (if you watch it!) they all say Onna. Really odd.

Potatoes??? Julienne is potatoes!!