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.”

CEFR level