Sanja name meaning
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What does Sanja mean?
Odd unisex name Sanja is used principally in Danish, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Finnish, Tamil, Norwegian, German, Swedish and Marathi has its origin in Old Greek, meaning of Sanja is "God Universal Creator, Evening, Face of the Night, Defender of Men, He Who Wards Off (Other) Men or Protector".
Sanja is variant form of recent Sanija. Sanija is equivalent of Saniyya in Croatian and Serbian languages. Sanja is short form of Alexandra. Alexandra is feminine version of Alexander. Alexandra means Feminine of Alexander, He Who Wards Off (Other) Men and Protector has origin in Old Greek.
How do I pronounce Sanja?
The two syllabled name Sanja is commonly pronounced as s(a)-nja. san-ja is the different way(s) to pronounce the name.
Variants of Sanja
Sanija, Saniyya, Sanijah, Sania, Sani
How popular is the name Sanja?
Sanja is an uncommon baby name in United States, its highest ever rank is 3557 (1966) in its 19 years run on United States naming chart. Over 122 people have been named Sanja in United States.
In France, it has been in use since 1970 but could not make beyond the top 1000. There are over 117 babies that have been given the name Sanja in France.
But Sanja is a popular baby name in Croatia where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Serbia and India. As per our estimate, over 60000 people has been named Sanja globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16980 | 5 |
| 2006 | 17167 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15428 | 5 |
| 2000 | 13152 | 6 |
| 1993 | 13437 | 5 |
| 1981 | 7408 | 8 |
| 1979 | 9011 | 6 |
| 1975 | 7983 | 6 |
| 1974 | 6257 | 8 |
| 1972 | 6555 | 7 |
Facts
Sanja in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 23 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 357 |
Numerological aspects of Sanja
Lower your expectations and give the person you truly like a chance to prove. Be proud of yourself because even if you doubt your value, people like you are rare these days. You can practically make a person do what you want and they will do it without hesitation. You never get too obsessed with a person because you know that everything in life is temporary, especially relationships. Change your perspective.
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- Farhal chiefly is used in Arabic and Arabic bestowed upon both genders, meaning of Farhal is "Happy or Prosperous"
- Jehan - Jehan's meaning is Beautiful Flower, God is Merciful or Creative Mind used for both genders used dominantly in Tamil, Iranian and French is originated from Hebrew and Persian
- Adrish - The boy name Adrish means "Infinite Visionary or Mirror" is used in Telugu and Bengali
- Sabri - Outlandish Sabri has its origin in Arabic, Sabri means "Lord Ram's Devotees or Princess", used especially in Tamil, Hindi and Arabic is given to both genders
- Shamikh - Meaning of Shamikh is Towering, Exalted or Lofty is a unisex name is used prevalently in Arabic and Arabic
Famous people named Sanja
- Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer and television host
- Sanja Stijačić, Serbian flutist and Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Pristina and University of East Sarajevo
- Sanja Maletić, Bosnian pop-folk singer
- Sanja Jovanović, female backstroke swimmer from Croatia,
- Sanja Ančić, tennis player from Croatia
- Sanja Đorđević, Serbian turbo-folk singer best
- Sanja Papić, Serbian model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Sanja Kuzet in Decak koji je bio suvise nevin as Actress
- Sanjana Sarathy in Endrendrum Punnagai as Actress
- Sanja Matice in The Hottest Women on Earth as
- Sanja Jovicevic in Episode #2.9 as Actress
- Sanja Radmilovic in Poslednji krug u Monci as Actress
- Sanjana Singh in Anjaan as Actress
- Sanja Gregorcic in Suplje price: Zdej te je, a zdej te ni as Actress
- Sanja Rajacic in Oh Allah I'm Fasting as Actress
- Sanjana G.sandhu in Welcome to Karachi as Actress
- Sanja Mikitisin is well-known for her acting in movie Clip
- In 1998 comedy, romance film, Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer, Sanja Vejnovic portrayed Eva.
- Sanja Ourdan played vital character of Emina in 1999 drama flick Jours tranquilles à Sarajevo.
Lists having Sanja
- Boys names beginning with S
- Girls names beginning with S
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- Arabic Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
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- Hindi Baby Names
- Marathi Baby Names
- Tamil Baby Names
- Norwegian Baby Names
- Russian Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Indian Baby Names
- Baby Names that mean God
- Baby Names that mean Universal
- Baby Names that mean Creator
- Baby Names that mean Evening
- Baby Names that mean Face
- Baby Names that mean Night
- Baby Names that mean Defender
- Baby Names that mean Men
- Baby Names that mean Wards
- Baby Names that mean Protector
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html