Meaning of Vanya | Babel Free

Definitions

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.
   slang

Examples

“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[…]”

“Nia looked at Vanya, her brown eyes searching her sister-in-law's face⟳.”

“Allison's words of warning to her sister Vanya express⟳ a common and everyday concern⟳ for many women.”

“Vanya had a drunken brawl with his friends at 3am.”

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