"Vanya" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Romanization of Russian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”), a diminutive of Ива́н (Iván, “John”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Ва́ня||Johnny}} Russian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vanya
  1. A transliteration of the pet form of the Russian male given name from Russian Ива́н (Iván). Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Vanya-en-name--bwRWKkK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 30 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 24 3
  2. A female given name Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Categories (place): Russia
    Sense id: en-Vanya-en-name-44it7l9B Disambiguation of Russia: 34 45 21
  3. (slang) A Russian. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Vanya-en-name-1YyPq6z9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ivan (english: a Russian person) [slang]
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