Ivan name - Meaning of Ivan
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, Macedonian, English, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- ee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian) , IE-vən (English)
- Ivan Meaning
- Newer form of the old Slavic name (Ioannu) , which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see John). This was the name of six Russian rulers, including the 15th-century Ivan Iii the Great and 16th-century Ivan Iv the Terrible, the first tsar of Russia. It was also borne by nine emperors of Bulgaria. Other notable bearers include the Russian author Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), who wrote 'Fathers and Sons', and the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), who is best known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex. Ivan is a Slavic variant of John. John originates in Hebrew language and means "God is merciful". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. Throughout history it was borne by numerous kings, princes, emperors, popes and saints, the most famous being John the Baptist and John the Apostle. More recently, the famous bearers include John F. Kennedy and John Lennon.
Ivan Related Names
Variants: Ioann (Russian), Ioan, Yan, Yoan (Bulgarian), Jovan (Serbian), Jovan (Macedonian)
Diminutives: Vanya (Russian), Ivo, Yanko (Bulgarian), Ivo (Serbian), Ivica, Ivo (Croatian), Ivo (Macedonian), Van (English)
Feminine Forms: Ivanna (Russian), Ioana, Iva, Ivana, Ivanka, Yana, Yoana (Bulgarian), Iva, Ivana, Ivanka, Jovana (Serbian), Iva, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivka (Croatian), Ivana, Ivanka (Czech), Iva, Ivana, Ivanka (Slovene), Iva, Ivana, Jovana, Vana (Macedonian)
Other Languages: Gjon (Albanian), Yahya (Arabic), Hovhannes, Ohannes (Armenian), Ganix, Ion, Jon (Basque), Yan (Belarusian), John (Biblical), Ioannes (Biblical Greek), Yehochanan, Yochanan (Biblical Hebrew), Iohannes (Biblical Latin), Yann, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick (Breton), Joan, Jan (Catalan), Jowan (Cornish), Ghjuvan (Corsican), Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hans, Jannick, Jannik (Danish), Jan, Johan, Johannes, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jo, Joop (Dutch), Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto), Jaan, Johannes, Juhan (Estonian), Jani, Janne, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish), Jean, Yann, Jeannot, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick (French), Xoán (Galician), Ioane, Ivane, Vano (Georgian), Jan, Johann, Johannes, Hannes, Hans, Jo (German), Ioannes, Ioannis, Yanni, Yannis, Yianni, Yiannis (Greek), Keoni (Hawaiian), Yochanan (Hebrew), János, Jancsi, Jani, Janika (Hungarian), Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón (Icelandic), Eoin, Sean, Seán, Shane (Irish), Giovanni, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Vanni (Italian), Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman), Jānis (Latvian), Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish), Jonas (Lithuanian), Johan, Hanke (Low German), Ean, Juan (Manx), Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin, Jankin (Medieval English), Jehan (Medieval French), Zuan (Medieval Italian), Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hans (Norwegian), Joan (Occitan), Iwan, Jan, Janusz, Janek (Polish), João, Joãozinho (Portuguese), Ioan, Ion, Iancu, Ionel, Ionuț, Nelu (Romanian), Juhán (Sami), Eoin, Iain, Ian (Scottish), Ján, Janko (Slovak), Iván, Juan, Xuan, Juanito (Spanish), Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hampus, Hans, Hasse, Janne (Swedish), Yahya (Turkish), Evan, Iefan, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Iwan, Siôn, Ianto (Welsh)
Ivan Celebrities
Ivan Bunin - author, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov - Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine, Ivan Rodriguez - baseball player, Ivan Bella - astronaut, Ivan Calderon - baseball player, Ivan Dixon - actor, Ivan Kral - musician,
