I always think of vodka when I see VovKa.
one of my professors at the university (yep he was an American) told me that my name sounds to him like Volvo (yep it is a Swedish car)
the Swedish and Ukrainian relations are not an issue.
300 years ago we even fought together against Russia
did someone say vovka?
and now Swedish vodka... all is interconnected in this world...
p.s. you would not believe guys, but my wife teaches Swedish at the university