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I adored the name Anya (or Anja / Aine) for a while. I still like it but I also worried about the "on ya" reference. :-/ I know a little girl named Anja (mn Maria; is of German descent) who mainly shaped my opinion of this name. She's adorable and so sweet, and I first started loving the name because of her (though I do prefer the Anya, or even Aine, spellings). I wouldn't worry too terribly much about the "on ya" thing; I have seen a few Anyas over the years, so it's not as unusual a name as it used to be. As for being a nn, I don't see it as being nickname-y at all. I don't care for Anastasia, and Anna and Anya are so similar sounding that I wouldn't think of using one as a nn for the other. :b

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~Heather~