Baby Name Roulette - Anya
The Anya name meaning traces its origins to the ancient worlds of Greece. A name choice for a girl, Anastasia means "resurrection". Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last of the Russian Czars whose family was murdered in 1918. Many believed Anastasia survived and ecaped -- and no fewer than ten women falsely claimed her identity. The urban legend was put to rest in 1991 when DNA confirmed her death.
The Anya name meaning traces its origins to the ancient worlds of Greece. A name choice for a girl, Anastasia means "resurrection". Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last of the Russian Czars whose family was murdered in 1918. Many believed Anastasia survived and ecaped -- and no fewer than ten women falsely claimed her identity. The urban legend was put to rest in 1991 when DNA confirmed her death.
