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Іван
“God is gracious”
Іван (Iván) is a masculine given name from Old Ruthenian, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Ukrainian and Belarusian.
Belarusian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: John.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Іван goes back to Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), meaning “God is gracious.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Іван comes from Old Ruthenian, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Ukrainian usage, Іван developed from Ἰωάννης.
Іван’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Іван has a diminutive in Ваня. In Ukrainian usage, Іван developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰωάννης. In Ukrainian usage, Іван has a conventional equivalent in the English form John.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Іван has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
10 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 60
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JohnEnglish
- Ianequivalent
- Giovanniequivalent
- Evanequivalent
- JuanSpanish
- Gianniequivalent
- Johnnyequivalent
- Seanequivalent
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- Johanequivalent
- Joanequivalent
- JeanFrench
- Gianequivalent
- Jonequivalent
- Hansequivalent
- Joaoequivalent
- Giannisequivalent
- Johannequivalent
- Johannesequivalent
- JanPolish, Czech
- Yannisequivalent
- Ioannisequivalent
- Yanniequivalent
- Yiannisequivalent
- Ionequivalent
- Yannequivalent
- Ivoequivalent
- Yvanequivalent
- Giovanequivalent
- Jehanequivalent
- Ioanequivalent
- Jaanequivalent
- Hannesequivalent
- Ieuanequivalent
- Ibanequivalent
- Siônequivalent
- Ioannequivalent
- Joannesequivalent
- Iohannesequivalent
- Giuànequivalent
- Jónequivalent
- Иванequivalent
- Seánequivalent
- Янкаequivalent
- Honzaequivalent
- Jóhannesequivalent
- Ibánequivalent
- Jankaequivalent
- Jógvanequivalent
- Иоаннequivalent
- Yankaequivalent
- Jóhannequivalent
- Jánosequivalent
- Ioannesequivalent
- Ifanequivalent
- Jóhanequivalent
- Joãoequivalent
- Xoánequivalent
- Іва́нhas masculine form
- Russianequivalent
- Ἰωάννηςroot · Ancient Greek
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Іван
- Yanka KupalaBelarusian writer (1882–1942)
- Ivan FrankoUkrainian poet and writer (1856–1916)
- Ivan MazepaHetman of Ukrainian Cossacks from 1687 to 17081639–1709
- Ivan KotliarevskyUkrainian writer1769–1838
- Ivan PaskevichRussian military leader (1782–1856)
- Ivan PoddubnyRussian-Soviet wrestler1871–1949
- Ivan MarchukUkrainian artist (born 1936)
- Ivan VyhovskyHetman of Ukrainian Cossacks1608–1664
- Ivan DrachUkrainian writer, screenwriter (1936–2018)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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