Outside of Russia, I think
Anya would work well as a nickname for
Anastasia. In Russia,
Anya is used exclusively as pet form of
Anna.
I loved the cartoon version, too, no matter how much they butchered the 'real' history, lol. I thought the songs and the story were fabulous.
Anyways, back to names. The Celebrity Baby Blog founder recently had a daughter whom she named
Anya Lucia. I thought that was gorgeous.
Other suggestions:
Anya JustineAnya CatherineAnya VioletAnya KelseyAnya SolangeAnya GenevieveAnya MaryAnya JulietAnya RoseAnya MelodyAnya HarrietAnya LaviniaAnya LouiseAnya ClementineAnya JennieAnya JolieAnya LilyAnya ChelseaAnya TheodoraAnya ChantalAnya EliseAnya ElinorAnya SuzanneAnya GraceAnya CarolineAnya CharlotteAnya MathildeAnya MatildaAnya Pomeline
Anya MariahAnya LaurenAnya MargueriteAnya MadelaineAnya MadeleineAnya Thérèse
Anya IgraineAnya PrudenceAnya RachelAnya Celia
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