Anya is a ♀ girl name.
Anya is a variant of the name Anja, a Russian form of Anna.
Anya means “favor”, “grace” and “gracious”, “merciful” or “He (God) has favored me” (from Hebrew “ḥen/חֵן” = grace/favor or “ḥanán/חָנַן” = to show favor/to be gracious).
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