Sanya
[ˈsɑːnjə]Meaning
Alternate transcription of Arabic Saniyya; also a diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Background Story
Behind the Name records Sanya as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Saniyya, used in Turkish, and separately as a diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra, used in Albanian, Amharic, Ancient Greek, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Bosnian and Bulgarian. The same word is also the name of a city on Hainan Island in South China.
Temperament
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