Aanya, Anya or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most cultures especially Indian, and unisex in several African and European countries.

Origins and variant forms

* Aanya or Anya is an Indian name that means inexhaustible, limitless and resurrection. It is of Sanskrit origin. * Aanya or Anya in Hebrew means favoured by God. *Anya (Аня) is a

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

diminutive of Anna. *Ania is the spelling in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, which is also a diminutive of Anna. *The spelling Anja is common in

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

, Swedish, Finnish,

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans g ...

, Slovenian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Bosnian, Serbian and Kurdish. *Anya is sometimes used as an anglicisation of the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

name

Áine Áine () is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun,MacKillop, James (1998) ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology'' Oxford: Oxford University Press pp.10, 16, 128 and is sometimes represent ...

*Anya is an old Kurdish name. It means "strength" or "power". *Anya is a Hungarian word for "mother". *Anya is a Nigerian Igbo name, and also word for "eye." *Anya (ⴰⵏⵢⴰ) is an Amazigh/Berber name. It means "rhythm" or "melody" in Berber languages.

People with the given name Anya

Anya Ayoung-Chee Anya Ayoung-Chee (born October 17, 1981) is a Trinidadian fashion designer, model and television host. She was Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 2008 and was a contestant in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. She was the winner of ''Project Runway ...

(born 1981), former Miss Trinidad and Tobago and winner of season 9 of ''Project Runway'' *

Anya Chalotra Anya Chalotra is a British actress primarily known for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix original series '' The Witcher''. She is also known for appearing in '' Wanderlust''. Early life Chalotra was born in Wolverhampton, En ...

, British actress *

Anya Corke Anya Sun Corke (born 12 September 1990 in California, USA) is an American-born English chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She played for Hong Kong, where she was the top ranked chess player, until 2009. Career Corke e ...

(born 1990), grandmaster and the top female chess player in Hong Kong *

Anya Gallaccio Anya Gallaccio (born 1963) is a British artist, who creates site-specific, minimalist installations and often works with organic matter (including chocolate, sugar, flowers and ice). Her use of organic materials results in natural processes ...

(born 1963), British artist *

Anya Garnis Anna "Anya" Garnis ( Russian: Анна "Аня" Гарнис; born May 26, 1982) is a Latvian American ballroom dancer based in New York City. In 2007 she was a finalist on the American reality television show ''So You Think You Can Dance.'' I ...

(born 1982), Siberian Ballroom and Latin dancer *

Anya Hindmarch Anya Susannah Hindmarch, (; born 1968) is an English fashion accessories designer who founded an eponymous company. Career Hindmarch was born into an entrepreneurial family and attended New Hall School, an independent school in Chelmsford, ...

(born 1968), British fashion designer * Anya Kamenetz (born 1980), American writer and journalist *

Anya Lahiri Anya Lahiri (born 1 May 1982 in Golders Green, London) is an English actress, model, singer and fitness instructor who is of Indian and Finnish origin. Biography Born in Golders Green, London of Indian and Finnish origin, Lahiri attended th ...

(born 1982), English singer *

Anya Major Anya Major (born 1966) is an English athlete, actress, model and singer who starred in Apple Computer's "1984" commercial, and in 1985 appeared as "Nikita" in the video to Elton John's song of the same name. In 1983, the Chiat/Day advertisin ...

(born 1966), British athlete, actress, model and singer *

Anya Marina Anya Marina (born September 23, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, based in New York City. Her music has been featured on several television shows, including ''Grey's Anatomy,'' ''How I Met Your Mother'', '' The Real World'', ''Castle'', '' ...

(born 1976), American singer-songwriter *

Anya Monzikova Anya Monzikova (russian: А́нна Геннадиевна Мо́нзикова; born August 25, 1984) is a Russian-American model and actress. Early life Monzikova was born in Vologda, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She lived in Russia up to the ...

(born 1984), Russian-American model and actress * Anya Rozova (born 1989), Russian-American fashion model, runner-up in ''America's Next Top Model'' under the name Anya Kop *

Anya Schiffrin Anya Schiffrin (born December 6, 1962) is the director of the Technology, Media, and Communications (TMaC) specialization at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and a lecturer at the School of International and ...

(born 1962), American journalist and writer, international business professor at Columbia University *

Anya Seton Anya Seton (January 23, 1904 – November 8, 1990), born Ann Seton, was an American author of historical fiction, or as she preferred they be called, " biographical novels". Career Seton published her first novel, '' My Theodosia'', in 1941. Set ...

(1904–1990), American author of historical romances *

Anya Singh Anya Singh (born 29 December 1992) is an Indian actress who made her debut in Bollywood film ''Qaidi Band'' (2017). After making her acting debut as a minor artist, Singh played her first leading role in Habib Faisal's musical drama film M ...

(born 1992), Indian actress *

Anya Shrubsole Anya Shrubsole (born 7 December 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Berkshire, Southern Vipers and the Southern Brave. She played for England between 2008 and 2022, and has previously played domestic cricket for Somerset, Weste ...

(born 1991), English cricketer *

Anya Taranda Anya Taranda (January 1, 1915 – March 9, 1970) was an American model, showgirl, actress and wife of composer Harold Arlen. Biography Born in New York City to Catholic Russian parents, Anya Taranda became a Powers Agency model where she was s ...

(1915–1970), American model *

Anya Taylor-Joy Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy ( ; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. She has won several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2021, she was featu ...

(born 1996), American-born Argentinian-British actress * Anya Teixeira (1913–1992), Ukrainian-born British street photographer

People with the given name Anja

Anja Andersen Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Yea ...

(born 1969), Danish handball player * Anja Barugh (born 1999), New Zealand freestyle skier * Anja Blacha (born 1990), German mountaineer *

Anja Daems Anja Daems (born 26 May 1968) is a Belgian radio presenter and television host. Biography Daems spent her childhood in Geel. She studied at the Conservatory in Antwerp. During her last year of study she started working as a reporter at Radio ...

(born 1968), Belgian television and radio presenter *

Anja Garbarek Anja Garbarek (born 24 July 1970 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was raised in Oslo. Career Garbarek's debut album, ''Velkommen Inn'' (1992), is sung in Norwegian. She subsequently released three original albums contai ...

(born 1970), Norwegian musician * Anja Hammerseng-Edin (born 1983), Norwegian handball player *

Anja Hazekamp Anja Hazekamp (born 21 January 1968) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands. She is a member of the Party for the Animals, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. Previously she was mem ...

(born 1968), Dutch politician *

Anja Pärson Anja Sofia Tess Pärson (; born 25 April 1981) is a Swedish former alpine skier. She is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time gold medalist at the World Championships, and two-time overall Alpine Skiing World Cup champion. This included winning ...

(born 1981), Swedish alpine skier *

Anja Plaschg Soap&Skin is the experimental musical project of Austrian artist Anja Plaschg (born 5 April 1990). Life Anja Plaschg grew up in a small village called Poppendorf (near Gnas) in south east Styria, where her parents have a farm. She has played p ...

(born 1990), alias Soap&Skin, Austrian musician *

Anja Ringgren Lovén Anja Ringgren Lovén is a Danish founder of the charity organization DINNødhjælp, which has been protecting and rescuing Witchcraft accusations against children in Africa, children accused of being witches Superstition in Nigeria, in Nigeria s ...

(born 1978), Danish charity worker * Anja Rubik (born 1983), Polish fashion model *

Anja Spasojević Anja Spasojević ( Cyrillic: Ања Спасојевић; born 4 July 1983) is a retired Serbian professional volleyball player who was last played as wing spiker for Dinamo Krasnodar in Russia. She began her professional career in Red Star Belgr ...

(born 1983), Serbian professional volleyball player

People with the given name Ania

* Ania (singer) (born 1981), Polish singer and composer * Ania Said Chaurembo, Tanzanian politician * Ania Marson, Polish actress * Ania Walwicz (1951–2020), Australian poet and prose writer * Ania Wiśniewska (born 1977), Polish singer

Fictional characters

*Anya, daughter of the Marvel Comics character

Magneto A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...

*Anya, or Princess Ann, a character in the film ''

Roman Holiday ''Roman Holiday'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for ...

'' * Anya, or Princess Anastasia, protagonist of the 1997 film ''Anastasia'' *Anya, in the video game '' Diablo II: Lord of Destruction'' *Anya, in the video game '' Project I.G.I.'' * Anya, in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Anya, in the manga series ''Negima!'' * Anya Alstreim, in the anime series ''Code Geass'' *Anya, in the television series ''

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Anya Amasova Major Anya Amasova (a.k.a. Agent XXX) is a fictional character in the James Bond film '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', portrayed by Barbara Bach. Amasova is an agent of the KGB. Biography After the theft of a submarine, M recalls Bond from a miss ...

, in the film ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' *Anya Borzakovskaya, in the graphic novel ''

Anya's Ghost ''Anya's Ghost'' is a coming-of-age ghost story in graphic novel format. The first book by cartoonist Vera Brosgol, ''Anya's Ghost'' was published on June 7, 2011. In the novel, unpopular Anya befriends the ghost of Emily, a girl around Anya ...

'' *Anya Claus, in the film '' Santa Claus: The Movie'' *

Anya Corazon Anya Sofia Corazon is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, writer Fiona Avery, and artist Mark Brooks, and made her first appearan ...

, in Marvel Comics * Anya Hepburn, in the manga series ''Soul Eater Not!'' *

Anya Jenkins Anyanka Christina Emmanuella "Anya" Jenkins (born as Aud) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series), Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. She also appears in the comic book series based ...

, in the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Anya MacPherson, in the television series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *Anya Oliwa, in the video game '' Wolfenstein: The New Order'' * Anya Stroud, in the video game series ''

Gears of War ''Gears of War'' is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter vide ...

'' * Ania Williams, in the soap opera ''Family Affairs'' *

Anya Forger Aanya, Anya or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most cultures especially Indian, and unisex in several African and European countries. Origins and variant forms * Aanya or Anya is an Indian name that means inexhaustible, limitles ...

, in the manga and anime series ''

Spy x Family Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tang ...

People with the surname Anya

Ikechi Anya Ikechi Anya (born 3 January 1988) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A versatile player, Anya was fielded in a number of positions, including winger, wing-back and full-back. He played for Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton Town, Wa ...

(born 1988), Scottish footballer

References

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