Gender Masculine & Feminine
Scripts Ваня(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈva.nʲə/(Russian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Ivan (Russian, masculine) or Ivana (Bulgarian, feminine).

Related Names

VariantIvanka(Bulgarian)
Masculine FormsIoan, Ivan, Yoan(Bulgarian)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Gjon(Albanian) Yohannes(Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna(Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes(Armenian) Xuan(Asturian) Ion, Jon, Jone, Ganix, Iban(Basque) Ivan, Zhanna, Yan(Belarusian) Jehohanan, Joanna, Johanan, John(Biblical) Ioanna, Ioannes(Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan(Biblical Hebrew) Iohanna, Iohannes(Biblical Latin) Yann, Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Joan, Joana, Jan(Catalan) Jowan(Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanna, Ghjuvanni(Corsican) Ivan, Ivana, Vanja, Ivica, Ivo(Croatian) Ivan, Ivana, Jan, Jana, Johana, Janek(Czech) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jon, Jannick, Jannik, John(Danish) Jan, Jana, Janna, Johan, Johanna, Johannes, Han, Hanne, Hannes, Jantje, Jo, John, Joop(Dutch) Evan, Ian, Ivan, Jane, Janessa, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, John, Johnna, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, Shavon, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Sheena, Shon, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Van(English) Johano, Joĉjo(Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Johannes, Juhan, Hannes, Jaanus, Janek(Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna(Faroese) Jone(Fijian) Jani, Janika, Janina, Johanna, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi(Finnish) Jean, Jeanne, Johanne, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Yanis(French) Xan, Xoán, Xoana(Galician) Ivane, Ioane, Vano(Georgian) Jan, Jana, Janina, Johann, Johanna, Johannes, Hannes, Hans, Jo(German) Gianna, Giannis, Ioanna, Ioannis, Yanna, Yannis, Yianna, Yiannis, Gianis, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni(Greek) Keoni(Hawaiian) Yochanan(Hebrew) Iván, János, Johanna, Jancsi, Jani(Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhanna, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna, Hannes(Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes(Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane, Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Giovanni, Ivan, Ivana, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giò, Giovannino, Vanni(Italian) Johanna, Johannes, Joannes(Late Roman) Ivans, Jana, Janīna, Jānis, Žanis, Žanna(Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng(Limburgish) Janina, Jonas(Lithuanian) Ivan, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Ivo, Jovanka, Jovica, Jovka, Vana, Vancho, Vančo(Macedonian) Yahya(Malay) Ġwann(Maltese) Ean, Juan(Manx) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin(Medieval English) Jehan, Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Zuan(Medieval Italian) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jon, Jo, John, Jone(Norwegian) Joan(Occitan) Yahya(Persian) Jin(Picard) Iwan, Jan, Janina, Joanna, Janek, Janusz(Polish) Ivan, Joana, João, Joãozinho(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioan, Ioana, Ion, Ivan, Iancu, Ionel, Ionela, Ionica, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu, Oana(Romanian) Juhán(Sami) Sione(Samoan) Giuanna, Giuanne, Juanne(Sardinian) Ian, Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona(Scottish) Eòin, Iain, Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Vanja, Ivanka, Ivica, Ivo, Jovanka, Jovica(Serbian) Ivan, Ivana, Ján, Jana, Janko(Slovak) Ivan, Ivana, Jan, Jana, Janez, Vanja, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Ivo, Janko(Slovene) Jan(Sorbian) Iván, Juan, Juana, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito(Spanish) Giovana, Jhon, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivan, Jan, Janina, Janna, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johannes, Jon, Hannes, Janne, John, Jöns(Swedish) Sione(Tongan) Yahya(Turkish) Ivan, Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djan, Djene, Djhan, Djihan(Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Shan, Siân, Siôn, Siwan, Iefan(Welsh)
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Entry updated May 30, 2025