Anya

Russian diminutive of Anna
"grace"

Anya Origin and Meaning

The name Anya is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "grace".

Anya is a Russian variation of Anna, which came from the Hebrew name Hannah. Anya is the form found most frequently in Russia, Poland, and other East European countries, while Anja is the spelling usually preferred in Germany Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and The Netherlands. In the Hungarian language, Anya also means mother.

It is often used as a character name with a bit of foreign flair. Aside from its authentic use in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Anya has appeared as Audrey Hepburn's name in Roman Holiday, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and as the latest Spider-Girl, who is also known as Arana. In literature, Anya Seton is the pen name of Ann Seton, author of such best-selling mid-century historical novels as Dragonwyck.

# 443 in the US

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Famous People Named Anya

  • Anya Rozova
    American fashion model
  • Anya Taylor
    Joy, Argentine,British actress
  • Anya Marina
    American singer known for "Satellite Heart"
  • Anya Gallaccio
    British artist
  • Anya Verkhovskaya
    Russian,American filmmaker
  • Anya Marina
    American singer,songwriter
  • Anya Monzikova
    Russian,American model
  • Anya Taranda
    American model and showgirl; wife of songwriter Harold Arlen
  • Anya Seton
    pen name of American romance author Ann Seton
  • Anya Kamenetz
    American journalist

Anya in Pop Culture

  • Anya
    the make character in the Broadway musical "Anastasia"
  • Anya
    Anastasia's nickname in 1997 movie "Anastasia"
  • Anyanka "Anya" Christina Emmanuella Jenkins
    character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
  • "Because of Anya
    " novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • Anya Piddling
    main character from "Mist & Whispers" (The Weaver's Riddle series) by C. M. Lucas
  • Anya Balanchine
    character in "All These Things I've Done" by Gabrielle Zevin
  • Anya MacPherson
    character from TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
  • Anya Borzakovskaya
    character in "Anya's Ghost" by Vera Brosgol
  • Anya Smith
    alias of Audrey Hepburn's character, Princess Ann, in "Roman Holiday"
  • Anya Hepburn
    character from the anime "Soul Eater Not!"
  • Anya Sofia Corazon aka Spider
    Girl, character in Marvel Comics
  • Anya Alstreim
    character in Code Geass.
  • Anya Amasova
    Bond girl in "The Spy Who Loved Me"
  • Anya Claus
    wife of Santa in "Santa Claus: The Movie"
  • Anya Stroud
    the dispatch girl in video game Gears of War
  • Anya
    an alchemist in video game Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
  • Anya
    daughter of Magneto in X,Men comics
  • Anya
    a guardian in the Star Trek episode "The Dauphin".
  • Anya
    a mission director in video game "Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In"
  • Anya
    recurring character on TV's "The 100"
  • Anya
    a lighthouse in video game "To the Moon"
  • Anya Forger
    a child telepath in the manga series "Spy x Family"