Re: Sanya & Vanya
in reply to a message by Lumia
Thank you so much for that information!
Well, in Croatia both Vanja and Sasha are used as unisex names, so I's not hard to see where Sanja would also go under this category (although Sanja is exclusively female here).
It's also possible that it was created as a mix of Sonja and Tanja here, since both names were very popular at the time Sanja came into prominence.
Add the fact that Sanja is a word name here, I doubt there even is a clear answer.
BTW, there's a male form in use here - Sanjin.
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Well, in Croatia both Vanja and Sasha are used as unisex names, so I's not hard to see where Sanja would also go under this category (although Sanja is exclusively female here).
It's also possible that it was created as a mix of Sonja and Tanja here, since both names were very popular at the time Sanja came into prominence.
Add the fact that Sanja is a word name here, I doubt there even is a clear answer.
BTW, there's a male form in use here - Sanjin.
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Current 'V' favorites:
Valentin
Vanya
Vedran
Velimir
Vincente
Valentina
Verena
Veronica
Victoria
Viola