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Anya (musical)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Phonetic rendering of Аня, Russian informal pet form of Анна (Anna, = Ann).
Quotations
- 1969 Constance Urdang, Natural History, Harper&Row 1969, page 61:
- Given a perfectly good American name like Ann, she has deliberately chosen to label herself "Anya" after a long-dead great-grandmother, and put jam in her tea.