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Vanya is male. Somehow Vanja has become a Swedish / Scandinavian female name. It sort of bugs me, I'm not sure I can use it when it should be male.
I was in much confusion the first time I saw the Chekhov play "Uncle Vanya" as a teenager, it took me a while to understand how an uncle could be a Vanya ( spelled Vanja in Swedish translation).
Oh well, the everlasting labyrinth of names...
Good luck with / "congratulations" to the adoption. Just out of curiosity, are your sons adopted too?