I think Anya is a pretty name. Although I do have an association with it with a girl I went to college with who was just a horrid person (therefore I'd never pick it as a name for any of my children and it ticks me off a bit that she sort-of ruined the name for me). I do still like the name though. Maybe people think it is too close to Anna and I know a lot of people just seem to have a thing against names with "y" in them (even though this is a ligit name.
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I think it is a very nice name. Maybe people are more fond of the other names on your list...
ETA: I went and voted on your list. The only thing I noticed that might cause a change in votes is that Anya is a bit different in style than the other names on the list.
I like it. It does seem different from the other ones on your list. The only girl one I didn't care for was Noelle. For boys I really like Colin and Owen. Anya certainly seems more exotic than names like Lucy and Elixabeth.
I really like it! Like my own LO's name, it is a name that travels well since all languages have the sounds needed to pronounce Anya correctly. That is why we liked LO's name so much! It's worldly!
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Re: What's wrong with Anya?
I think Anya is a pretty name. Although I do have an association with it with a girl I went to college with who was just a horrid person (therefore I'd never pick it as a name for any of my children and it ticks me off a bit that she sort-of ruined the name for me). I do still like the name though. Maybe people think it is too close to Anna and I know a lot of people just seem to have a thing against names with "y" in them (even though this is a ligit name.
Layne-May 6, 2013
Callie-February 14, 2011
I think it is a very nice name. Maybe people are more fond of the other names on your list...
ETA: I went and voted on your list. The only thing I noticed that might cause a change in votes is that Anya is a bit different in style than the other names on the list.
When naming my oldest I had picked Anya and my mom said; "That's not a name, it's a figure of speech...hey you got a booger on'ya,"
Now she just ruined that name for me... Thanks mom....
First of all, you have the greatest bump name of all time.
Secondly, my co-worker's daughter is named Anya, and I think it's beautiful!!