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Vančo is a South Slavic masculine given name, primarily used in Macedonia and Bulgaria, functioning as a diminutive or hypocoristic form of Ivan. Ivan itself derives from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious, through the Greek Ioannes and Church Slavonic. The name reflects the widespread Slavic affection for pet-form given names built on the root Van-, with related forms including Vane, Vanko, and Vanco found across the broader Balkan region.