Sobre el nombre medieval Annaia

Annaia pertsona-izena, Erdi Aroan Gaztelan eta Leonen maiz erabilia, anaya (anaia) euskal hitz arruntarekin lotu ohi da. Hala ere, izena ia ez da aurkitzen lurralde euskaldunetik etorritako testu goiztiarretan, bai, ordea, Goi ordokiko lurraldeetan, Duero ibaiaren iparraldean, nahiz eta herrialde honetan begien bistako euskal migraziorik ia ez dagoen. Horrez gainera, arestian aipatutako pertsona-izena maiz agertzen da jatorri semitiko itxurako izenak nagusi diren testuinguruetan. Anomalia horiek direla eta, izen horren etimologia finkatzeko beste aukera batzuk kontuan hartu beharko liratekeela iradokitzen dugu. The personal name Annaia, common in Castile and in Leon during the Middle Ages, has traditionally been associated with the Basque term anaya, meaning ‘brother’. However, the name itself is relatively scarce in early texts from Basque speaking areas, appearing almost exclusively further West, in areas where there is little evidence of Basque immigration. What is more, it surfaces repeatedly in contexts generally reserved for names which seem to have a semitic origin. In the light of such anomalies we suggest that alternative etymologies ought to be considered