Can Vanny be a boy's nickname?

[Luckymummy123]

Or does it sound too feminine?

I lived next door to a boy called Vanny when I was a kid. It was short for Giovanni.

I like Ivan. Ivo is a good variation

Another with first thought as fanny. Please think of when he goes to school

Oh as a pet name at home short for Ivan, fine.

I thought you meant a name in its own right at first.

I like Ivo. I knew a Giovanni and he was 'Gio' which I loved. Very sexy without being particularly good-looking, just to add.

I know an Ivan and he’s just Ivan. Never gets shortened. Not sure it needs it.
Vanny sounds too much like Fanny. I wouldn’t risk it.

@Luckymummy123

Omg, not what I was hoping for Short for Ivan.

How does that work, it’s not short for Ivan. Ivan 4 letters Vanny 5? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Nicknames aren't always diminutive, though, are they?

Although I get what you're saying.

By "short", I actually meant a pet name, not necessarily short as in "with fewer letters".

Let's say Vanny sounds like fanny, do Danny and Manny (from Daniel and Damien) sound like it, too?

I would stick to Ivan and not try for a preconceived NN. You’ll find these things appear on their own and in both my children’s cases the NNs bare no relevance to their birth names.

@Luckymummy123

By "short", I actually meant a pet name, not necessarily short as in "with fewer letters".

Let's say Vanny sounds like fanny, do Danny and Manny (from Daniel and Damien) sound like it, too?

You're not even remotely comparing like with like, sorry. For a start, I've never thought of or come across 'Manny' as a derivative of Damien. Manuel or Emmanuel, certainly. Are you American? Bit more common there. And slightly less of a 'Fanny' issue. 'Danny' is so common as to not be an issue. Throw a stick down a High St and you'll hit half a dozen people called Danny; you'll never hit a 'Manny'. And definitely never a 'Vanny'. And 'Danny' is a very hard sound; 'Vanny' is softer and in speech, virtually indistinguishable from 'Fanny'. Add the fact that it really does sound like a portmanteau of vagina and fanny - bit like 'twunt' - and you're on a hiding to nothing.

Vanya is the Russian diminutive for Ivan. Ivan is a very popular name in Eastern Europe.

Just leaving this here....

m.youtube.com/watch?v=IcKlVojfMD4

I agree with pp - Vanya is nicer

I like Ivan. I'm quite intrigued by the idea of 'planned' nicknames.
In my experience they tend to evolve.

Fanny here too.

The soft v and f sounds are too similar. The d in Danny is completely different. Clutching at straws if you're trying to justify it that way, and not fair on the child.

Vanny is a lot closer to Fanny than Danny is.

It could very easily be misheard. Danny is a recognised name, whereas no-one will be expecting to here Vanny, so mishearing is a lot more likely and people will automatically hear the closest word they know (Fanny).

Anything can be a nickname. Ones that work just 'stick' so you can try it and see if it takes or not.

He may give himself a nickname or a sibling might, or he might do something or look like something that leads to his nickname.

The only Ivan I know, now aged 8, appears to be growing out of the nickname Jennie which he has mostly been called since birth. From Ivan - Ivor the Engine - pronounced Engenny by his toddler older brother and shortened to Gennie (but sounds like Jennie) before poor Ivan had any say in the matter!

@Luckymummy123

By "short", I actually meant a pet name, not necessarily short as in "with fewer letters".

Let's say Vanny sounds like fanny, do Danny and Manny (from Daniel and Damien) sound like it, too?

No because D and M aren't similar to F whereas V is You don't need a nickname for Ivan. It's a nice name by itself.

I definitely wouldn't use Vanny!

Ivo or Van if it was to relate to the name Ivan.

I didn't think nicknames were pre planned so maybe wait for one to come about from friends or see what name he goes with.

@Luckymummy123

By "short", I actually meant a pet name, not necessarily short as in "with fewer letters".

Let's say Vanny sounds like fanny, do Danny and Manny (from Daniel and Damien) sound like it, too?

F and V are similar sounding so this comparison isn't relevant. You could easily hear 'Fanny' from the word 'Vanny'

How have you compared D sound with a V sound?

Sorry OP but I did burst out laughing when I saw the title.

Sounds like Fanny to me too-sorry! It's the soft v

Why does Ivan need a nickname?