Re: Sanya & Vanya
It's more probable that they're from some other Slavic country apart from Russia (as you've said Vanya is used as a male nickname in Russia).
In other countries (like Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, etc.) Vanja / Vanya is used as both a male and a female name and not as a nickname for anything (think Molly or Jack), but it did originate as a Russian nickname for Ivan (likewise Sasha is also used as a female and a male full name).Sanya (or Sanja in most Slavic countries) is a form of Sonja which originated as a nickname for Sofia, but is used as a full name now (same with Tanja).
+ Sanja has a separate meaning in south-Slavic languages (Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian...), it means 'he/she/it dreams'.___________________________________________________________
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Sanya & Vanya  ·  Solunastra  ·  11/3/2009, 9:23 PM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  Sofia  ·  11/4/2009, 12:34 PM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  Christo  ·  11/11/2009, 6:03 AM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  Sofia  ·  11/11/2009, 1:17 PM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  Christo  ·  11/12/2009, 12:26 AM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  egyptianpanda  ·  11/12/2009, 11:34 AM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  Sofia  ·  11/12/2009, 12:16 PM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  Lumia  ·  11/13/2009, 12:07 AM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  Sofia  ·  11/13/2009, 1:37 PM
Re: Sanya & Vanya  ·  christo  ·  11/4/2009, 12:41 AM