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HelpRe: Anya
in reply to a message by Lily
I have an Irish friend called Aine. She pronounces it AWN-yə, with a schwa at the end. The first syllable is pronounced like the word "on". Anya would be different (AN-yə, like the word "an" or the name Anne, at least in my accent).
I like Anya a lot. It seems very cute to me, and is not as common as Anna or as 70s-80s dated as Tanya. I also like the idea of using Annie as a nickname.
I'm quite partial to the spelling Anja as well. It seems more exotic to me. I think it could actually work in an English-speaking country; most people (at least in the UK) would know to pronounce Tanja and Sonja with a y sound, and Anja isn't that different. Ania could also work, though people where I live would probably assume it's pronounced AN-ee-ə.
I like Anya a lot. It seems very cute to me, and is not as common as Anna or as 70s-80s dated as Tanya. I also like the idea of using Annie as a nickname.
I'm quite partial to the spelling Anja as well. It seems more exotic to me. I think it could actually work in an English-speaking country; most people (at least in the UK) would know to pronounce Tanja and Sonja with a y sound, and Anja isn't that different. Ania could also work, though people where I live would probably assume it's pronounced AN-ee-ə.
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