Anja is one of the most exotic of several versions of AnnAnna now being imported also including Anya and Annika.

Anna name mean. God has shown favor. On the Indian subcontinent it is considered masculine and derived from the Sanskrit meaning grain and used for both boys and girls. The name Anna comes to us from the Hebrew word חנה Ḥannāh or Chanah meaning grace or favor The ancient Romans also used Anna as a name meaning the years cycle Origin.

A nnah as a girls name is of Hebrew derivation and the name Annah means He God has favored me. What does the name Anna mean. Anja is heard in several European cultures including Germany Holland and the Scandinavian countries--and it has a variety of pronunciations.

It was a popular name in the Byzantine Empire from an early date and in the Middle Ages it became common among Western Christians due to veneration of Saint Anna usually known as Saint Anne in English the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary. Anya is a Russian variation of Anna which came from the Hebrew name Hannah. There was also a king of East Anglia named Anna.

OTHER FORMS VIA ANNA Anja Ann Annabeth Annalee Anneke Annet Annica Annika. Different Spellings of the name Anna. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.

The name Anya is a girls name of Russian origin meaning grace. In the Hebrew origin Anna means Grace. The meaning of Anna is favor grace.

The name was borne by the sister of Dido Queen of Carthage in Virgils Aeneid. Ananias Annas Baal-hanan Ben-hanan Elhanan Elonbeth-hanan Hanan Hananel Hanani Hananiah Hannah Hannathon Hannibal Hanniel Hanun Hen Henadad Jannes Jehohanan Joanna Johanan John Jonan Tahan Tehinnah The name Anna in the Bible. Anna as a girls name is pronounced AN-ah.