Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for
Ivan
Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. T ...
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People with this name include:
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Vanja Blomberg
Vanja Hedvig Desideria Blomberg (later Webjörn, born 28 January 1929) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She was part of the Swedish teams that won gold medals at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (all-around) and 1952 Summer Olympics ...
(born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion
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Vanja Džaferović
Vanja Džaferović (born 19 March 1983) is a Croatian actor, TV personality and former footballer.
Early life
Džaferović was born in Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and moved with his family in his childhood to Croatia due to the Bos ...
(born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer
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Vanja Drach
Vanja Drach (1 February 1932 – 6 September 2009) was a Croatian theatre and film actor.
His film and television credits include '' H-8'', ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'', ''Gospa'', ''Charuga'', '' Kapelski kresovi'', ''Nikola Tesla'', '' Svjedoci' ...
(1932–2009), Croatian actor
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Vanja Ejdus
Vanja Ejdus (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Ејдус; born 1 November 1976)Slavko Trošelj"Не осећам припадност ни вери ни нацији" ''Политика'', 13 November 2010 . is a Serbian actress.
Early life and educa ...
(born 1976), Serbian actress
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Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova ( bg, Ваня Гешева-Цветкова; born April 6, 1960) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won four medals with on ...
(born 1960), Bulgarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s
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Vanja Grubač
Vanja Grubač (Cyrillic: Вања Грубач; born 11 January 1971) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Grubač played for his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić in the Yugoslav Second League for ...
(born 1971), Montenegrin footballer
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Vanja Iveša
Vanja Iveša (born 21 July 1977 in Pula) is a retired Croatian football goalkeeper, who last played for NK Opatija.
Club career
Over 2 meters tall, Iveša's career spanned over 26 years of professional football, during which he played for numer ...
(born 1977), Croatian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Eskişehirspor
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Vanja Milinković-Savić
Vanja Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Милинковић-Савић, ; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Torino. Born in Spain, he represents the Serbia national team. ...
(born 1997), Serbian footballer
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Vanja Rogulj
Vanja Rogulj (born February 13, 1982, in Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia. He swam for Croatia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
He won the 100 m breaststroke at the 2001 Mediterranean ...
(born 1982), 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia
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Vanja Sutlić
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.
He was born in Karlovac, Yug ...
(1925–1989), Croatian philosopher
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Vanja Udovičić
Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is a ...
(born 1982), professional water polo player from Serbia
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Vanya (disambiguation)
Ваня (''Vanya''), a male diminutive of the Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic given names Ivan. It is the Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian and other Slavic form of John itself derived from a Hebrew name, meaning "God is gracious" ...
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Wanja __NOTOC__
Wanja is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
First name
* Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen (born 1999), Norwegian tennis player
* Barbara Wanja (born 1959), former freestyle swimmer from East Germany then known as Ba ...
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