What is "vanja"

Vanja is originally a nickname for Ivan. Vanja may refer to:

• Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion
• Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer
• Vanja Drach (1932–2009), Croatian actor
• Vanja Ejdus (born 1976), Serbian actress
• Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (born 1960), Bulgarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s
• Vanja Grubač (born 1971), Montenegrin footballer
• Vanja Iveša (born 1977), Croatian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Eskişehirspor
• Vanja Rogulj (born 1982), 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia
• Vanja Sutlić (1925–1989), Croatian philosopher
• Vanja Udovičić (born 1982), professional water polo player from Serbia