Meaning: Of the forest
The story
In contemporary Indian naming, Vanya is linked with Sanskrit vanya, of the forest. Russian Vanya is an independent form of Ivan; the shared spelling does not give the names the same root.
Nicknames
- Vanu
Spellings & variants
- Vanyaa
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Vanya comes from Sanskrit.
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