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Vanja

Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Vanya.

Usage languagesCroatian, Norwegian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish

Meaning and history

Vanja is a Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene masculine and feminine form of Vanya, and it is also used in Scandinavia, where it is primarily feminine.

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