Anja

AHN-ya
Scandinavian; Finnish; Slovene; Croatian; Serbian, from Russian
"grace"

Anja Origin and Meaning

The name Anja is a girl's name of German, Russian origin meaning "grace".

Anja is one of the most international of several versions of Ann/Anna now being imported, also including Anya and Annika.

Anja is heard in several European cultures, including Germany, the Netherlands, and the Scandinavian countries--and it has a variety of pronunciations. It is currently most popular in Slovenia.

Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has a daughter called Anja, as does former Bachelor Andrew Firestone.

# 1545 on Nameberry

Anja Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Anja Popularity

Famous People Named Anja

  • Anja Andersen
    Danish Olympic handball player and coach
  • Anja Garbarek
    Polish,Norwegian singer/songwriter
  • Anja Parson
    Swedish former alpine skier
  • Anja Plaschg
    Austrian musician
  • Anna "Anja" Rubik
    Polish supermodel
  • Anja Mittag
    German football player
  • Anja Steinlechner
    Austrian,American singer/songwriter
  • Anja Louise Ambrosia Mazur (2008)
    daughter of supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio & Jamie Mazur
  • Anja Jasmine Firestone (2011)
    daughter of TV personality Andrew Firestone of "The Bachelor"

Anja in Pop Culture

  • Anja Mittelmeier
    character in Nancy Drew #24: The Captive's Curse.
  • Pronounced "AHN
    jah", is the feminine form of the word "angel" in Portuguese.
  • Anja Spiegelman
    Art’s mother in the Holocaust graphic novel Maus