# Anya

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,117

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage.
2. A female given name from Irish.
3. A female given name from Sanskrit, of modern usage.
4. Alternative spelling of Aanya.

## Etymology
From Russian and Ukrainian А́ня (Ánja, informal pet form of А́нна (Ánna, “Ann”)). Also an Anglicization of Áine.

## Easily confused with
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-ay)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-aye)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-asa)
- **apa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-apa)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-ara)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-ata)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-ayr)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-ayn)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-awa)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-area)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-asia)
- **aura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-aura)
- **aqua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-aqua)
- **aria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-aria)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-arya)
- **atta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-atta)
- **Asha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-asha)
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anya-vs-asta)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anay`, `annya`, `anyya`, `ayna`, `naya`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anya