Ivan

Found 10 entry about "Ivan"

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

"God is gracious", "Gift of God"

Scripts(How to write)

Іван(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Иван (Russian), Іван (Ukrainian), Иво (Bulgarian)
Иван(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian)

Pronunciation

EE-van(Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, Italian)
I-van(Czech)
IE-vən(English)
ee-VAHN (Russian), ee-VAN (Ukrainian)
ee-VAHN(Ukrainian)
ee-VAN(Bulgarian, Romanian)
ee-VUN(Portuguese)
i-VAN(Russian)
yee-VAN(Belarusian)

Popularity

According to DefineName, Ivan is currently ranked #159 in popularity in the United States. It is also popular in other countries such as Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

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Ivan Name meanings & History

"God is gracious", "Gift of God". Ivan is primarily used as a masculine given name.

Zodiac Sign of Ivan: I love you Taurus

Synonyms of Ivan:

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

V: Vexing,Variety,Vivacious,Versatility

A: Action,Aggressive,Assertive,Angry,Argumentative,Ambitious

N: Nutrition,Nitpicking,Nice,Nagging,Neat,Nervous,Neurosis

Ivan is:

a Class name
a Classic name
a Comedic name
a Complex name
a Formal name
a Natural name
a Refined name
a Strange name
a Strong name
a Upper name
a Wholesome name
a Youthful name

Famous People

Famous Ivans include Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, Ukrainian politician Ivan Franko, and Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (born as Никола Ивановић, Nikola Ivanović).

2.) IVAN (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Czech cognate of John (God is gracious). Pet: Ivanek, Vana, Vanuska. (EE-VAHN)

3.) Ivan (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: God is gracious

Other Forms: Eivan

4.) Ivan (Male)

Usage: Russian

Meanings: (Russian) believer in a gracious God; reliable one

Other Forms: Ivahn, Ive, Ivey, Ivie

5.) IVAN (Male)

Usage: Romanian

Meanings: Borrowed from the Russian, Ivan is a cognate of John (God is gracious), which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes and the Ecclesiastic Greek Ioannes, derivatives of the Hebrew yohanan, a contraction of yehohanan, (Yahweh is gracious). (EE-VAHN)

6.) IVAN (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Popular name derived from the Slavonic element zhiv (living, vigorous, alive). Pet: Zivanek, Zivek, Zivko. (ZHEE-VAHN)

7.) Ivan (Male)

Usage: Russian

Meanings: (Russian) forms of John. See also Vanya.

Other Forms: Ivan, Ivano, Ivas, Iven, Ivin, Ivon, Ivun, Ivyn, Yvan, Yvann

8.) IVAN (Male)

Usage: Russian

Meanings: A popular name, Ivan is the Russian cognate of John (God is gracious), which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes and the Ecclesiastic Greek Joannes, derivatives of the Hebrew yohanan, a contraction of yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). Var: Ioann. Pet: Vanya. (EE-VAHN)

9.) IVAN (Male)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: Polish cognate of John (God is gracious), which is derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, an evolution of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes. Joannes is from the Greek loannes, a derivative of the Hebrew yohanan, a contraction of yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). Var: Evan, Iwan. (EE-VAHN)

10.) Ivan (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: "God is gracious" or "Gift from God"

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Description: "God is gracious" or "Gift from God". Turkish form of Ivan. The name Ivan can be used as a first name or a middle name for boys. It is sometimes used for girls as well, but this is less common.

Famous People

Ivan IV (also known as Ivan the Terrible), Russian tsar; Ivan Lendl, tennis player; Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist; Ivan Reitman, Canadian film director; Ivan Rakitić, Croatian football player

Related Names to Ivan

John, Sean, Juan, Giovanni, Ivanhoe, Iwan

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