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Help[Opinions] Re: Vasya on a girl?
in reply to a message by Dracotorix
I took Russian through high school, so I feel somewhat qualified to answer this accurately.
Vasya can be used for both Vasiliy and Vasilisa, like Zhenya can be used for both Yevgeniy and Yevgeniya, and Sasha for Aleksandr and Aleksandra.
In Russia, they don’t really use nn as a stand-alone fn. So if you met a Russian Vasya (whether male or female) it’s safe to assume that’s only their nn.
In a non-Russian setting where it wouldn’t matter as much (though would perhaps be a bit humorous if anyone knew better) you could certainly use Vasya as a fn, but I would personally prefer it as a nickname for Vasilisa (since were talking about girls here).
“He who takes offense when it is not intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when it is intended is an even greater fool.”
Vasya can be used for both Vasiliy and Vasilisa, like Zhenya can be used for both Yevgeniy and Yevgeniya, and Sasha for Aleksandr and Aleksandra.
In Russia, they don’t really use nn as a stand-alone fn. So if you met a Russian Vasya (whether male or female) it’s safe to assume that’s only their nn.
In a non-Russian setting where it wouldn’t matter as much (though would perhaps be a bit humorous if anyone knew better) you could certainly use Vasya as a fn, but I would personally prefer it as a nickname for Vasilisa (since were talking about girls here).
“He who takes offense when it is not intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when it is intended is an even greater fool.”
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