Sanja is a South Slavic feminine given name, meaning "she dreams".

Notable persons with this name

Sanja Ančić Sanja Ančić (; born 18 July 1988) is a former tennis player from Croatia. She won a total of eight ITF tournaments in singles and one title in doubles. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 159, which she reached on 11 September 2006, and ...

(born 1988), Croatian tennis player * Sanja Bestic (born 1982), Serbian-American director, writer and producer *

Sanja Bizjak Sanja Bizjak (born 8 September 1988) is a Serbian pianist. Bizjak was born in Belgrade. She began studying the piano at the age of six with Professor Zlata Maleš. At age seven, she played the Joseph Haydn Keyboard Concerto in D with the Belgr ...

(born 1988), Serbian pianist * Sanja Bogosavljević (born 1979), Serbian singer * Sanja Damjanović (born 1972), Montenegrin physicist and minister of science *

Sanja Doležal Sanja Doležal (born 9 May 1963) is a Croatian singer and television host. She is best known for being a member of the pop music band Novi fosili between 1983 and the early 1990s, during the peak of the group's popularity. After retiring fr ...

(born 1963), Croatian singer and television host *

Sanja Đorđević Sanja Đorđević ( sr, Сања Ђорђевић; born 1969) is a Serbian turbo-folk singer best known for her hit-songs "Crveni lak" (2005); "Mutivoda" (1999) and "Svetlo crveno" (2008). Born in 1969 in Pljevlja, she was brought up in Sarajevo ...

(born 1969), Montenegrin turbo-folk singer *

Sanja Gavrilović Sanja Gavrilović (born 20 September 1982 in Split, Split-Dalmacija) is a female hammer thrower from Croatia. Her personal best throw is 70.07 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the ...

(born 1982), Croatian hammer thrower * Sanja Grohar (born 1984), Slovenian model and singer *

Sanja Ilić Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić ( sr-Cyr, Александар "Сања" Илић; 27 March 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav musician and composer. Ilić started composing as a teenager. In 1971 he formed the rock band San, which di ...

(born 1951), Serbian composer, keyboardist and architect *

Sanja Iveković Sanja Iveković (born 1949 in Zagreb) is a Croatian photographer, performer, sculptor and installation artist. Her work is known to tackle such issues as female identity, media, consumerism, and political strife. Considered to be one of the leading ...

(born 1949), Croatian photographer, sculptor and installation artist *

Sanja Jovanović Sanja Jovanović (born 15 September 1986 in Dubrovnik) is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backs ...

(born 1986), Croatian swimmer * Sanja Knežević (born 1984), Montenegrin basketball player *

Sanja Malagurski Sanja Malagurski ( sr-cyrl, Сања Малагурски; born 8 June 1990) is a former Serbian volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career In 2008, she was eliminated with the Serbia women's national volleyball team, Se ...

(born 1990), Serbian volleyball player *

Sanja Maletić Sanja Maletić ( sr-cyr, Сања Малетић; born 27 April 1973) is a Bosnian-born Serbian pop-folk singer. Music career Sanja began her music career in the end of 1998. Personal life Maletić was born into an Serbs, ethnic Serb family in ...

(born 1973), Bosnian pop-folk singer * Sanja Mandić (born 1995), Serbian basketball player *

Sanja Matejaš Sanya Mateyas ( hr, Sanja Matejaš) is a Croatian–American actress and singer. She moved to the United States in 1999. She was a leader and a composer for her Los Angeles-based hard-rock band Duda Did It, with an independent album released ...

or Sanya Mateyas, Croatian–American actress and singer *

Sanja Nikčević Sanja Nikčević (born 1960) is a Croatian theatre critic and distinguished professor of theatre history in the drama department of the Arts Academy of Osijek, Croatia. She is also head of the drama module of the doctoral program in literature at ...

(born 1960), Croatian theatre critic and professor of theatre history *

Sanja Orozović Sanja Orozović ( sr, Сања Орозовић; born 11 May 1990) is Serbian- Hungarian professional basketball player who plays for Breiðablik of the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna. In 2018, she won the Women Adriatic Basketball Asso ...

(born 1990), Serbian basketball player * Sanja Ožegović (born 1959), Yugoslav basketball player *

Sanja Papić Sanja Papić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Папић, born 25 June 1984 in Novi Sad, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian supermodel and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Serbia and Montenegro at Miss Universe 2003 where she placed 3rd Ru ...

(born 1984), Serbian model and beauty pageant contestant *

Sanja Popović Sanja Popović Gamma (born 31 May 1984) is a Croatian volleyball player. She last played as opposite spiker for Vasas SC. She competed at the 2010 and 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), ...

(born 1984), Croatian volleyball player *

Sanja Premović Sanja Premović (born 27 November 1992) is a Montenegrin handballer for Konyaaltı Belediyesi SK and the Montenegrin national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Semifinalist'': 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top l ...

(born 1992), Montenegrin handball player *

Sanja Radosavljević Sanja Radosavljević ( sr-cyr, Сања Радосављевић; born 15 January 1994) is a Serbian handball player for RK Krim and the Serbian national team. She competed at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship The 2015 IHF World Wom ...

(born 1994), Serbian handball player *

Sanja Rajović Sanja Rajović (born 18 May 1981) is a Serbian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a bal ...

(born 1981), Serbian handball player *

Sanja Starović Sanja Starović ( sr, Сања Старовић, born 25 March 1983) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She has played for Serbia women's national volleyball team, competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is tall. Career Staro ...

(born 1983), Serbian volleyball player *

Sanja Štiglic Sanja Štiglic (born 10 March 1970) is a Slovenian civil servant, diplomat and politician, and a former President of the UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially U ...

(born 1970), Slovenian civil servant, diplomat and politician *

Sanja Stijačić Sanja Stijačić (born 14 November 1965) is a Serbian flutist and Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Pristina (Kosovska Mitrovica) and University of East Sarajevo. Education Sanja Stijačić was born in Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugosl ...

(born 1965), Serbian flautist and professor *

Sanja Vejnović Sanja Vejnović (born 8 August 1961) is a Croatian film and television actress. Career Vejnović started her film career in 1978, with Branko Ivanda film ''Court Martial''. She came under international spotlight in Vatroslav Mimica's 1981 epic ' ...

(born 1961), Croatian actress *

Sanja Vučić Sanja Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Сања Вучић, ) is a Serbian singer and songwriter. Initially the lead vocalist of the Serbian crossover band ZAA, she Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, represented Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 20 ...

(born 1993), Serbian singer *

Sanja Vujović Sanja Vujović (née Damnjanović; born 25 May 1987) is a retired Serbian female handball player. Achievements *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2009 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2009 *Serbian Championship: **''Winner'': 2010, 2011 *Serbia ...

(born 1987), Serbian handball player

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