Comments for the name Anya

Judging by the steady increase in popularity, in conjunction with the years, it seems as though it is a direct realtion the the character ANYA from tv's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Personally, after Willow, she was my favorite female character on the show. It is a beautifully exotic sounding name. Her full name on the show was ANYANKA, ans she was a vengeance demon-turned-human.

It is the name given to Anastasia in the film "Anastasia".

Anya can also mean "Mother, Maternal, Parent or Queen" in Hungarian.

"Anya" is the name of the princess that Audrey Hepburn plays in the movie "Roman Holiday".

Anya is the name of a model on NBC's Deal or No Deal.

You could also spell it 'Annia'.

His name is Anoup. My name is Priya. If I have a baby girl I will name her ANYA. His first two words and my last two. Saw the meaning "Gracious" in Russian. The very mentioning of the name makes my lips curve to a heartfelt smile.

My name is Anna and I like Anya much better. It has a softer sound to it, but at the same time it belongs to a stronger person.

This is the name of the youngest daughter in Anton Chekhov's play "The Cherry Orchard."

Prounounced AHN-yah.

I think it's funny that people assume (because of Buffy) that Anya is a nickname for Anyanka. It would actually be the other way around. Anyanka would be a Russian pet form of Anya.

Anya Seton (1904-1990) was an excellent author of historical novels during the period 1941-1975. All of her books were bestsellers. She was christened Ann but adopted Anya as her pen name.

Anya is a pretty name. I know it is a form of Anna. I also feel that it could still be used to honor Tanya or Tonya. I think that would be a cute way to honor those other names as well.

My name's Anna and I go by Anya about half the time. I think it's very sweet and would be lovely as a given name. I love that it works in many different languages.

Anya is my name, and I have always loved it! It is soft, easy to say, and not too long. Although, some people do have trouble pronouncing it; I get called 'AW-nya' a lot.

I would love to give this name to my daughter, I'm from Czech Republic and here is name the Anna from which is the name Anya derived really common.

I'm an aspiring writer and my main character nickname is Anya. It suits a strong and intelligent person and I really like it.

Anya is a name I'm very fond of.
Short, Sweet, and let's not forget gorgeous and beautiful. I love this name.

Anya is a young woman residing in Harrogath (Act V, the special added-on act) in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. She identifies items in Cain's place and will sell unidentified items. After beating the Act, she will personalize a weapon with the player's name.

Runner-up for America's Next Top Model Cycle 10. She's Russian-Hawaiian.

I like the name Anya, it is sweet and delicate.

I LOVE the name Anya! If I ever have a daughter I want to name her this, it's such a pretty name! :]

Very sweet name. Wonderful alternative to the pretty but played out Anna.

An absolutely lovely name!

Anya Kop was the runner-up on the 10th season of "America's Next Top Model".

This is the name of the main character of the Cathy Cassidy book, Angel Cake.

On the American television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", Anya Jenkins is a main character (played by actress Emma Caulfield).