Vanyo

Vanyo is a Bulgarian masculine given name functioning as a diminutive or familiar form of Ivan, the South Slavic adaptation of the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning God is gracious. Ivan itself entered Bulgarian through the spread of Christianity and the influence of Byzantine naming traditions, and it has long been one of the most common masculine names in Bulgaria and across the wider Slavic world. Vanyo belongs to a rich cluster of affectionate short forms derived from Ivan, alongside Vanya, Vano, and Vanko.