PANYA  

Gender: M
Origin: Short form of PAVEL
Meaning: "small"

Russian diminutive that sounds a tad feminine to the Western sensibility.

Panya is being discussed in our message boards:

• Please Help Name My 13 Month Old Daughter!
• Just got a positive- now on to the planning

Read Nameberry blog posts about Panya:

• UNUSUAL BABY NAMES: What's Good and Bad
• RUSSIAN GIRLS' NAMES
• RUSSIAN BABY NAMES