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I think Vanja suits either gender perfectly, but I personally prefer it as a feminine name more, because this sounds close to the name Anja.
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Vanja Vonckx (born 12 February 1973) is a former Belgian racing cyclist. She finished in second place in the Belgian National Road Race Championships in 1999. She also competed in the women's road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Vanja Sutlić (18 February 1925 – 15 December 1989) was a Croatian philosopher. He was regarded as the father of the Heideggerian philosophy in Yugoslavia and its successor states, especially in Croatia and Slovenia.
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Vanja Radauš (29 April 1906, Vinkovci, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia – 24 April 1975) was a Croatian sculptor, painter and writer. During World War II he participated in the National Liberation movement. He was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1969.
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In Finland 'Vanja' is an insulting name for Russians.
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Also Serbian used as a masculine and feminine name. [noted -ed]
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Also used in Croatia, as both masculine and feminine name (used more or less equally). [noted -ed]
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I don't really care for this name. It sounds kind of bland with this spelling. The Portuguese form Vânia is much prettier.
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Also the form used in Slovenia.
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@earthnut is right, Vanja is also Slovene, used for both genders in Slovenia. The popularity chart for Slovenia should be a further indicator of that. [noted -ed]
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Vanja is pronounced as VAHN-yah.
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Wanja is an alternative spelling in Sweden. In Swedish, V and W are pronounced the same.
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