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Wanja - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Wanja
 
 


The boy name Wanja [ syll. wa-nja, wan-ja ] is pronounced WAENJHah KEY. Wanja is of Hebrew origin and it is used largely in the Russian language. Wanja is a variant of John (English). Wanja is a pet form of Iwan (Russian).

Wanja is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2007, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Wanja, John (English) was the most popular.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Wanja: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


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