Anya/Anja

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries!

Sorry for so many posts altogether; I’ve sort of fallen into revamping my list and it’s generating lots of questions. Crushing on Anya/Anja lately and have a couple questions for y’all:

  1. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] vs. [name_f]Anja[/name_f]?
  2. [name_m]Just[/name_m] Anya/Anja or [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]? I don’t know that I want to keep both on my list.
  3. What are your favorite middles for your preferred spelling of [name_f]Anja[/name_f]? Like the idea of an S middle for her, but haven’t found the perfect one just yet. Also toying with [name_f]Anja[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f].

Thanks berries!

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I prefer [name_f]Anja[/name_f] but would probably choose [name_f]Anya[/name_f] for ease of pronunciation.
Prefer [name_f]Anya[/name_f] / [name_f]Anja[/name_f] to [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] which I just find very baroque and unwieldy.
Maybe [name_f]Anja[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u] or [name_f]Anja[/name_f] [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]?

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I know an [name_f]Anya[/name_f] (I definitely prefer this spelling) and an [name_f]Anja[/name_f], both just as full names! One of them is [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], which I think makes a charming combo :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: tho I’m biased.

Other ideas with [name_f]Anya[/name_f] for an S. middle…
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Serendipity[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Solara[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Star[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]

I prefer just [name_f]Anya[/name_f], this spelling.
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Suzette[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u]

  1. I prefer the look of [name_f]Anya[/name_f] - it’s the one I first loved, and the y has a nicer shape to me, but [name_f]Anja[/name_f] is nice too

  2. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] wins out for me. I like [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], but the snappy, sweet [name_f]Anya[/name_f] appeals more

  3. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Snow[/name_u] is my current combo, but I’ll suggest:

  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Soline[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Solange[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvaine[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Sybille[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Sandrine[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
  1. anya
  2. anastasia > anya > anja
  3. here are some ideas:

anya charlotte
anya fawn
anya moonlight
anya cassandra
anya cosette
anya lillian
anya soleil

My favourite is Anya I just find the look of Anya more visually appealing.

Anya & Anastasia are both absolutely gorgeous however I do think Anastasia ‘Anya’ would appeal to me more. I love the impactful powerful feel of Anastasia and Anya makes a fab nickname so I would say this is the best of both worlds :earth_americas:

Some middle name ideas for Anya…

Anya Seraphine
Anya Summer
Anya Sophia
Anya Sadie
Anya Soraya
Anya Serenity
Anya Sorrel
Anya Star
Anya Soleil

As a bonus potential middle names for Anastasia

Anastasia Scarlett
Anastasia Seren
Anastasia Solange
Anastasia Sylvie
Anastasia Selene

Hope this helps

I like both [name_f]Anya[/name_f] (this spelling) and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], and I would keep both on your list (because [name_f]Anya[/name_f] works beautifully as a nn for Anastasia).

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f] would be beautiful!

[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f] is beautiful!

[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Briella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Hayley[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Lynnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Mattea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Siri[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

  1. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] is better than [name_f]Anja[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] is fine as a full name but [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] is good too
  3. some middle name choices:
    [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
    [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
    [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
    [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Selene[/name_f]
    [name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]