Ваня

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See also: вана

Russian

Etymology

Clipping of Ива́н (Iván) + (-ja, diminutive suffix).

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Proper noun

Ва́ня (Vánjam anim (genitive Ва́ни, nominative plural Ва́ни, genitive plural Вань)

  1. a diminutive, Vanya, of the male given name Ива́н (Iván), equivalent to English Johnny or Jack

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Descendants

  • English: Vanya
  • Finnish: vanja
  • Portuguese: Vânia