Vanya en · PROPN
Etymology
Romanization of Russian and Ukrainian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”), a diminutive of Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan, “John”)
Meanings
- A transliteration of the pet form of the Russian male given name from Russian or Ukrainian Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan).
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A female given name
Allison's words of warning to her sister Vanya express a common and everyday concern for many women.
2021 November 2, Lisann Anders, The Force of The Umbrella Academy: Essays on Voices and Violence in the Comics and Netflix Series, McFarland, →ISBN, page 152:Nia looked at Vanya, her brown eyes searching her sister-in-law's face.
2020 October 24, Milla Holt, Lessons Learned in Love, Reinbok Limited, →ISBN:Aditi introduced him to Vanya, her five-year-old daughter. He could not meet her yesterday as she had gone for her drawing classes at that time. Vanya, dropping the crayons that she was busy coloring with, looked up at him and[…]
2018 October 12, THE UNPLANNED, Onlinegatha, →ISBN, page 136:
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(ethnic, slur) A Russian.
Vanya had a drunken brawl with his friends at 3am.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vania | alternative | lexicographic |