Given name · Ukrainian
Іванна
“God is gracious”
Іванна (Ivánna) is a feminine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Ukrainian.
UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Ìvanna.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Іванна goes back to Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh), meaning “God is gracious.”
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Where it comes from
Іванна comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Koine Greek Ἰωάννα, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, “God is gracious”).
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Іванна’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Іванна shares an earlier linguistic root with Жа́нна. In Ukrainian usage, Іванна can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ivánna. In Ukrainian usage, Іванна has a transliteration in Ìvanna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Іванна
- Ivanna SakhnoUkrainian actress (born 1997)
- Ivanna Klympush-TsintsadzeUkrainian politicianborn 1972
- Ivanna BlazhkevychUkrainian writer (1886-1977)
- Iva SidashUkrainian street and documentary photographer, photo artistborn 1995
- Ivanna Nyzhnyk-Vynnykivpainter (1912-1993)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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