English Explanatory Dictionary

Vanya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A transliteration of the pet form of the Russian male given name from Russian or Ukrainian Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan).
  2. A female given name
  3. A Russian.

Word forms

Vanya Vania

Etymology

Romanization of Russian and Ukrainian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”), a diminutive of Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan, “John”)

Synonyms

Ivan
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