Bulgarian

Proper noun

Иван (Ivan)

1. A male given name

Russian

Etymology

Иван, from Old Russian Иваннъ, from Old Russian, Old Slavonic Иоаннъ, from New Testament Greek Ἰωάννης ‎(Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן ‎(Jōħānān), perhaps from a former יְהוֹחָנָן ‎(Yehochanan) J^əhôħānān, meaning "God is gracious".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪˈvan]

Proper noun

Ива́н • ‎(Iván) m anim ‎(genitive Ива́на, nominative plural Ива́ны, genitive plural Ива́нов)

1. A male given name, Ivan, equivalent to John.
2. India (I in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Declension

Derived terms

• Diminutives:
  • Ва́ня ‎(Vánja)
• Endearing forms:
  • Ваню́ша ‎(Vanjúša)
  • Ва́нечка ‎(Vánečka)
  • Ваню́шечка ‎(Vanjúšečka)
  • Ваню́шка ‎(Vanjúška)
  • Ива́нушка ‎(Ivánuška)
• Pejorative forms:
  • Ва́нька ‎(Vánʹka)
  • Ива́шка ‎(Iváška)
• Patronymics:
  • Ива́нович ‎(Ivánovič), Ива́ныч ‎(Iványč)
  • Ива́новна ‎(Ivánovna), Ива́нна ‎(Ivánna)
• Surnames:
  • Ивано́в ‎(Ivanóv)

Descendants

• English: Ivan
• Estonian: Ivan
• Latvian: Ivans

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (New Testament) Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης ‎(Iōánnēs) (not from Latin Iohannes), from Hebrew יוחנן ‎(Yôḥānnān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐʋan/
• Hyphenation: И‧ван

Proper noun

Ѝван m ‎(Latin spelling Ìvan)

1. A male given name, equivalent to John.

Declension

Synonyms

• Јо̀ван