Валя

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Russian

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Etymology

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Clipping of Валенти́н (Valentín) or Валенти́на (Valentína) + (-ja)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvalʲə]
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Proper noun

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Ва́ля (Váljam anim or f anim (genitive Ва́ли, nominative plural Ва́ли, genitive plural Валь, diminutive Ва́лька)

  1. a diminutive, Valya, of the male given name Валенти́н (Valentín), equivalent to English Val
  2. a diminutive, Valya, of the female given name Валенти́на (Valentína), equivalent to English Val

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: Valja