The story behind Ania
a female given name from Russian Аня (Anja), equivalent to English Anya
Pronunciation
Welsh: /ˈanja/
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Names Similar to Ania
Aelita
From Russian Аэли́та (Aelíta).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anuṣkā
Maybe ultimately from Russian Аннушка (Annuška) or Classical Persian اَنُوشَه (anūša), later reanalyzed as a Sanskrit-origin name with retroflex -ष्- (-ṣ-). See Anoushka for more.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anniina
From Russian Аннина (Annina) or Italian Annina, popularized in Finland by the song Annina (1901) by Oskar Merikanto.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- same starting sound
Cátia
Borrowed from Russian Ка́тя (Kátja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Galina
Borrowed from Russian Гали́на (Galína), from Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Irina
From Russian Ири́на (Irína), akin to English Irene. From Russian Ирина (Irina), akin to English Irene. Borrowed from Russian Ири́на (Irína). Doublet of Irene. Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ania
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Dmitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Dzhokhar
From Russian Джохар (Džoxar), from Chechen Джовхӏар (Džovhar), from Arabic جَوْهَر (jawhar), from Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ania
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Dmitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Fedor
Borrowed from Russian Фёдор (Fjódor).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length