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in reply to a message by Sofia
Hi Sofia,
You wrote: "Sanja .. is a form of Sonja which originated as a nickname for Sofia".
Yes, Sonja (Sonya, Ñîíÿ, female only) is a nickname for Sofia (female only). Everybody in Bulgaria or Russia knows that. Nobody links that name with the Russian word for "sleep" = "son". Lots of people in Bulgaria na Russia know that Sofia means wisdom.
However, Sanja is NOT a form of Sonja. Sanja is a pet name for Alexandra. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander#Variants_and_diminutives and find Sanya on the row for Russian. If you can read Russian, please go to http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80 also. This page lists even Sanjushka (Ñàíþøêà) as a pet name: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%8F.
In Russian, IMHO, Sasha is a male pet name (Alexander) and Sanja is a female pet name. I could be wrong as many Russian pet names are unisex.
Anyway, in Russia or Bulgaria, Sanja and Sonja are never confused. These are two different unrelated names.
In Bulgaria, both Sanja and Sonja are actually borrowed from Russian. True Bulgarian pet names are Sofka for Sofia and Sashka for Alexandra.
You wrote: "Sanja .. is a form of Sonja which originated as a nickname for Sofia".
Yes, Sonja (Sonya, Ñîíÿ, female only) is a nickname for Sofia (female only). Everybody in Bulgaria or Russia knows that. Nobody links that name with the Russian word for "sleep" = "son". Lots of people in Bulgaria na Russia know that Sofia means wisdom.
However, Sanja is NOT a form of Sonja. Sanja is a pet name for Alexandra. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander#Variants_and_diminutives and find Sanya on the row for Russian. If you can read Russian, please go to http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80 also. This page lists even Sanjushka (Ñàíþøêà) as a pet name: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%8F.
In Russian, IMHO, Sasha is a male pet name (Alexander) and Sanja is a female pet name. I could be wrong as many Russian pet names are unisex.
Anyway, in Russia or Bulgaria, Sanja and Sonja are never confused. These are two different unrelated names.
In Bulgaria, both Sanja and Sonja are actually borrowed from Russian. True Bulgarian pet names are Sofka for Sofia and Sashka for Alexandra.
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