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Иванов

“son of John”

Иванов (Ivanov) is a surname, meaning “son of John.” It is used in Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Pannonian Rusyn.

Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Johnson.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Иванов means “son of John.”

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Where it comes from

Иванов is Ivanov written in Cyrillic. Ivanov comes from Russian.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Macedonian usage, Иванов as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to John.

Иванов’s family of names

In Macedonian usage, Иванов as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to John. In Macedonian usage, Иванов as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Johnson. In Ukrainian usage, Иванов as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form IVANOV.

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Иванов has relatives in 8 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Ивано́въvariant · Russian

Spellings & scripts 4

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Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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