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This is a German name. 'Anja' (note the 'j') is a version of the name 'Anna.'
The name 'Wanner' (pronounced with a /v/ sound at the beginning) comes from an early German word for 'basket' and is related to the English verb 'to winnow' (as in 'sifting and winnowing').
With the origin of my name, it's rather fitting that I work at an institution (the University of Wisconsin-Madison) that uses 'sifting and winnowing' as a metaphor for the pursuit of truth and the creation of knowledge.
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