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Re: A quick list of names I like I was wondering opinions on (all masculine)
by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
1/25/2025, 9:08 PM
in reply to a message by karenina19
Where are you from?

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- karenina19   +3
yesterday, 9:03 AM
USA.
I'm thinking it looks like Vanna.
- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)   +2
yesterday, 9:10 AM
Vanya is a nickname for Ivan in Russia, also used in Belarus and Ukraine. But in Bulgaria I believe it's a girls name, short for Ivana. But as a Ukrainian who grew up around Russian speakers I could not imagine a female Vanya.
- karenina19   +1
yesterday, 10:00 AM
I am picturing something akin to Vanya like Tonya, that kind of girls name. Vonnie for short would be cute.

This message was edited yesterday, 10:01 AM

- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
yesterday, 10:03 AM
In Russia diminutives end in -ya a lot regardless of gender. Tonya, while not labelled as on the site, is also a boy's name in the Eastern Slavic countries. There are plenty of people named Anton that are called Tonya here.

This message was edited yesterday, 10:03 AM