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Etymology of Sanya

Transliteration of Russian Са́ня (Sánja), diminutive of Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra) and Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr). In some cases possibly from Serbo-Croatian Сања and Sanja.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A female given name from Russian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transliteration of Russian Са́ня (Sánja), diminutive of Алекса́ндра (Aleksándra) and Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr). In some cases possibly from Serbo-Croatian Сања and Sanja.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A female given name from Arabic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of Saniyah, Saniyya, from Arabic سنيّة (“radiant”)

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Source etymology 3

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name

A resort city, a prefecture-level city on Hainan island, Hainan province, China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Mandarin 三亞/三亚 (Sānyà).

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