Ania + -la, from an old Finnish name Ania,[1] which may be of native origin (? ani), or possibly from some of the same Germanic names as are possible sources of Annola.
^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN