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I always preferred Anja. But Anya is okay, and it goes well with your other names.

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Might edit some more suggestions in later.

Anya's great on it's own

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My niece's name is Anya. She's absolutely adorable and I've always thought her name was brilliant. It's good on its own, not as a nn.

1. Could I use Anya as a name on its own?

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Yes, you could use Anya on it's own. Anya is not short for Anastasia in Russian anyway. I really like Anya as a nn for Anna.

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2. Anya or Reine to go with Liv?

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Anya and Liv.

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3. Any other short, unusual names you can suggest?

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Agnes, Adele, Aoife, Alma, Celia, Clarice / Clarisse, Daphne, Eve, Edith, Flora, Gaëlle / Gaële (Gaelle), Helen, Ivy, Ilse, Ida, Iris, Isla, Iola, Ingrid, Kiera, Lisette, May, Martha, Mira, Mabel, Maud, Nina, Niamh, Olga, Olive, Phyllis, Phoebe, Pauline, Persis, Rosa, Ruth, Sibyl, Sorcha, Sigrid, Tirzah (TEER zah), Tova, Tamsin, Thyra, Una, Viola

This message was edited 5/13/2008, 5:24 PM

1. Could I use Anya as a name on its own?
Anastasia doesn't fit; I need a short name.

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No. It's too cutesy and insbustantial and using nicknames as full names is a practice I hate. It's traditionally a nickname for Anna, but Annabel or Anneliese would work too.

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2. Anya or Reine to go with Liv?

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Anya if it's a nickname but Reine if you'd just go with Anya. For the record, I prefer Liv as a nickname too. I'd adore a sibset of Anna / Annabel / Anneliese and Olivia / Lavinia / Livia / Liviana "Anya and Liv"!

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3. Any other short, unusual names you can suggest?

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Zara
Eve
Petra
Clara
Camille
Mara
Elena
Eleni
Iris
Mila
Mina
Lila
Leila
Hana (HAH-nah)
Camille
Jane
Rose
Mary
Rosa

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1. Yes, Anya can stand on its own very well. In it's Irish form, Aine, there's no question.

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2. Anya and Liv, definitely.

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3. How about:

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Leda, Fleur, Aina ("EYE-nuh"), Jada, Elsa / Ilsa ("EEL-suh"), Maia, Alix (German form of Alice), Ada, Emer ("EE-mer"), Ailsa, Aoife, Niamh, Orla, Maeve, Oona, Enid, Eira ("EYE-ruh"), Cruz, Inez / Ines, Ena ("EE-nuh"), Effie, Isla ("EYE-luh"), Kay, Mae, Bess, Tess, Elva / Elvy, Zoe, Io ("EE-o"), Clio / Klio, Leto, Juno, Nyx, Ione ("EYE-uh-nee" or "EE-uh-nee"), Iona, Myra, Jane, Clare, Zola, Iris, Pearl, Cora, Esme, Ife, Aida, Svea ("SVAY-uh"), Britt, Zella, Anouk, Hedy, Liesl, Cara, Wren, Nina, Mia, Kiri, Mina, Belle.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes some more. I absolutely adore the name Anya on its own. It's so much more unique than Anna (which is nice, don't get me wrong), but not as fancy as Anastasia or Anstace or anything of the sort.

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Anya and Liv make a great set. For some reason, Reine and Liv seem like two bizarre spellings of Rain and Live when paired together, as if the parents couldn't spell. With Anya, Liv becomes a name again. It's weird.

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Unusual short names... hm. Let's see.

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Riva
Faye
Zara
Shea
Tia
Enye
Gaia
Jael
Lark
Hedy
Xanthe
Tieve
Nava

I love Anya! I think it is perfect on it's own. I quite like Liv and Anya as sisters :)

I like Anya very much.

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How about:

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Rivka
Lana
Isla
Moira

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I think it's fine. I love Anastasia, but Anya is plenty gorgeous enough to be a full name, in my opinion. And about the sig, I prefer Reine just cause it fits the sibset best. And for a short unusual name, how about Eris, Nyx or Aida? I think all of those are pretty darn cool.

1. Yes, I knew an Anya growing up. She would be about 26 now.

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2. Anya Liv sounds like "On you live." Is Reine pronounced Rain or Ray-een?

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3. Anya Grace, Anya Neve