Vanya () is a Slavic unisex given name, hypocorism of the given names

Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the B ...

and

Ivana Ivana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the n ...

, found in Russia and elsewhere. It is also found as a female given name in Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include:

People

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* Vanya Cullen, winemaker * Vanya Dermendzhieva (born 1958), Bulgarian former basketball player * Vanya Dmitrienko (born 2005), Russian singer * Vanya Gospodinova (born 1958), retired Bulgarian middle-distance runner *

Vanya Kewley Vanya Sarah Kewley (8 November 1937 – 17 July 2012) was an Anglo- French journalist, documentary maker and nurse noted for her 1988 documentary film ''Tibet: A Case to Answer'' about the human rights situation in Tibet under Chinese rule. Born ...

(1937–2012), British journalist, documentary maker, and nurse * Vanya Marinova (born 1950), retired Bulgarian gymnast *

Vanya Milanova Vanya Milanova (born January 12, 1954; also Vania) is a Bulgarian-born solo violinist, recording artist and professor of music. Early life and education Milanova was born in Razgrad, Bulgaria. She was a child prodigy, having performed her first ...

(born 1954), violinist and recording artist * Vanya Mirzoyan (born 1948), Armenian scientist-mathematician *

Vanya Mishra Vanya Mishra (born 27 February 1992) is an Indian technology entrepreneur, dancer, former actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2012. Vanya was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, and raised in Chandigarh. Sh ...

(born 1992), Indian actress, engineer, entrepreneur, and beauty pageant titleholder *

Vanya Petkova Vanya Petkova (; July 10, 1944 – April 26, 2009) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist, short story writer, and Interpreter, translator of Bulgarians, Bulgarian, Ukrainians, Ukrainian and Greeks, Greek descent. Petkova is widely regarded as one ...

(1944–2009), Bulgarian poet and writer * Vanya Shivashankar, competitive speller * Vanya Shtereva (born 1970), Bulgarian singer and writer *

Vanya Sokolova Vanya Sokolova resp. Vania Sokolova () (born 22 June 1971) is a former Bulgarian volleyball player and captain of the Bulgarian national squad. She is assistant coach for the Bulgarian U20 national team. Career In her long career she player in ...

(born 1971), former Bulgarian volleyball playernational team *

Vanya Voynova Vanya Voynova (; December 27, 1934 – March 9, 1993) was a Bulgarian basketball player. She has played for Slavia Sofia from 1950 to 1968, winning the European Champions' Cup in 1959 and 1963 and Bulgarian league 12 times from 1953 to 1965. Wi ...

(1934–1993), Bulgarian basketball player

Surname

Mária Vanya Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name). As of December 2020, Mária is the most common female given name in Slovakia. With over 193 thousands Slovak women bearing the name, it has a substantial lead over ...

, Hungarian handballer

Art and entertainment

* ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897, and first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstan ...

'', a 1897 tragicomedy by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov * The Vanyar are a kindred of elves in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien. The singular form of "

Vanyar In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Elves or Quendi are a sundered (divided) people. They awoke at Cuiviénen on the continent of Middle-earth, where they were divided into three tribes: Minyar (the Firsts), Tatyar (the Seconds) and Nelyar ...

" is "Vanya". * Vanya/Viktor Hargreeves in

The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an Absurdist fiction, absurdist Superhero fiction, superhero comic book series created by writer Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá. It follows a dysfunctional family of adopted superhero siblings with bizarre powers a ...

comic book by

Gerard Way Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the Rock music, rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album, ''Hesitan ...

* Vanya Schmidt, the main character in the YA Little Thieves book series by Margaret Owens * ''

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike ''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. The story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings, two of whom live together, and takes place during a visit by the third, ...

'', a 2012 comedy play written by Christopher Durang

Other uses

* The codename for the

Tsar Bomba The Tsar Bomba (code name: ''Ivan'' or ''Vanya''), also known by the alphanumerical designation "AN602", was a Thermonuclear weapon, thermonuclear aerial bomb, and by far the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested. The Soviet phy ...

, a powerful nuclear weapon *

Vanya-class minesweeper The Vanya class were a series of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy between 1960 and 1973. The Soviet designation was Project 257. Design The ships were designed as coastal mine hunters. The hulls were built out of wood for significantly ...

, minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy between 1960 and 1973

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