Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian Scripts Ванька(Russian) Ванка(Macedonian, Bulgarian) Pronounced Pron. VAHN-kah(Bulgarian) /vanʲ.kə/(Russian) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsVanko (Masculine, Bulgarian) Meaning & History Diminutive of Ivana (Bulgarian, Macedonian) or Ivan (Russian).