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Around the globe, Varja (Варя , Varja ) is quite a rare primarily female, but very seldom masculine first name. The first name Varja is characteristic of Belarus, where it is a rare girly name, Croatia, and Russia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Russia, India, and Belarus. Likewise, Varja is the last name as well as the forename.
Varja is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Varya , the character in the play "The Cherry Orchard" and Warwara (Warja) , the operatic character in the opera Der Idiot (Weinberg), The Idiot.