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| Subject: | Re: Sanya & Vanya |
| Author: | Sofia (Authenticated as Sofia) |
| Date: | November 4, 2009 at 12:34:23 PM |
| Reply to: | Sanya & Vanya by Solunastra |
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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