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The name ANYA comes from ANNA and is originally derived from HANNAH, and may have Russian, English, Hebrew, or Germanic origins and have its roots in Judaism.
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) meaning "favour, grace", derived from the root חָנַן (chanan). In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of Elkanah. Her rival was Elkanah's other wife Peninnah, who had children while Hannah remained barren. After a blessing from Eli she finally became pregnant with Samuel.
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