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Vanja (female)

Derivative of:Vanya (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scandinavian feminine variant of the Russian male name [Vanya.  This is a Russian pet name for Ivan, the Russian form of John [q.v.], from Hebrew "God has been gracious".
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