Vanja

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Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan.{{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}}

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 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