Vanya
A transliteration of the pet form of the Russian male given name from Russian or…A transliteration of the pet form of the Russian male given name from Russian or Ukrainian Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan).
» Vanya is even more pedantic than I am.
Ваня ещё больший педант, чем я.
Meaning
3 sensesA transliteration of the pet form of the Russian male given name from Russian or Ukrainian Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan).
A female given name
(ethnic, slur)A Russian.
Vanya had a drunken brawl with his friends at 3am.
Examples
3 sentencesVanya is even more pedantic than I am.
ruВаня ещё больший педант, чем я.
Vanya is an even bigger pedant than I am.
ruВаня ещё больший педант, чем я.
Vanya is even more of a stickler than I am.
ruВаня ещё больший педант, чем я.
Origin
Romanization of Russian and Ukrainian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”), a diminutive of Ива́н (IvánRomanization of Russian and Ukrainian Ва́ня (Vánja, “Johnny”), a diminutive of Ива́н (Iván), Іван (Ivan, “John”)
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