{{wiktionary|Vanja|vanja}} '''Vanja''' is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan.<ref name="behindthename">{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/vanja|author=Mike Campbell|publisher=behindthename.com|title=Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Vanja|accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref>
People with this name include: *Vanja Babić (born 1981), Serbian taekwondo athlete *Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion *Vanja Brodnik (born 1989), Slovenian alpine ski racer *Vanja Bulić (born 1947), Serbian journalist and author *Vanja Drach (1932–2009), Croatian theatre and film actor *Vanja Drkušić (born 1999), Slovenian footballer *Vanja Dukic, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder *Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer *Vanja Ejdus (born 1976), Serbian actress *Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (born 1960), Bulgarian sprint canoeist *Vanja Grubač (born 1971), Montenegrin footballer *Vanja Guša (born 1966), Serbian basketball coach *Vanja Ilić (handballer) (born 1993), Serbian handball player *Vanja Ilić (swimmer) (1927–2018), Yugoslav swimmer *Vanja Iveša (born 1977), retired Croatian football goalkeeper *Vanja Lazarova (1930–2017), Macedonian folk singer *Vanja Marinković (born 1997), Serbian professional basketball player *Vanja Marković (born 1994), Serbian professional footballer *Vanja Mičeta (born 1969), synchronized swimmer from Serbia *Vanja Milinković-Savić (born 1997), Serbian footballer *Vanja Panić (born 2002), Slovenian footballer *Vanja Perišić (born 1985), Croatian middle distance runner *Vanja Plisnić (born 1980), Serbian former professional basketball player *Vanja Radauš (1906–1975), Croatian sculptor, painter and writer *Vanja Radinović (born 1972), Serbian football manager and former player *Vanja Radovanović (born 1982), Montenegrin singer and songwriter *Vanja Rogulj (born 1982), 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia *Vanja Rupena (born 1978), Croatian model *Vanja Smiljanic (born 1990), Australian team handball player *Vanja Stanković (born 1998), Serbian taekwondo practitioner *Vanja Sutlić (1925–1989), Croatian philosopher *Vanja Udovičić (born 1982), professional water polo player from Serbia *Vanja Vonckx (born 1973), former Belgian racing cyclist *Vanja Vučićević (born 1998), Serbian footballer *Vanja Vukovic (born 1971), fine-art photographer and photo-designer living in Germany *Vanja Y. Watkins (born 1938), writer of hymns of the LDS Church *Vanja Zvekanov (born 2000), Serbian professional footballer
== See also == * {{intitle|Vanja}} *Johannes Vanja (1893–1937), Estonian politician *Vanya (disambiguation) *Wanja, a given name
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