Anya - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Anya \a-nya, an-ya\ is a variant of Anastasia (Greek) and Ann (Hebrew), and the meaning of Anya is "resurrection; favored grace".

The baby name Anya sounds like Ana, Anna, Ania, Aniya, Anyu, Enya and Aenya. Other similar baby names are Anda, Alya, Anka, Asya, Anja and Aya.

Anya is a somewhat common first name for women (#2202 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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