Given name · Armenian
Իվան
“God is gracious”
Իվան (Ivan) is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Armenian.
ArmenianWritten in Armenian script. In English: Ivan.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Իվան is Ivan written in the Armenian alphabet. In Slavic use, Ivan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Իվան’s family of names
In Armenian usage, Իվան has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ivan. In Armenian usage, Իվան can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ivan. In Armenian usage, Իվան has a transliteration in Ivan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Իվան has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Joanequivalent
- Jeanequivalent
- Giovaniequivalent
- Ioannisequivalent
- Ioanequivalent
- Ioannesequivalent
- Ιωάννηςequivalent
- Иванequivalent
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People named Իվան
- Ivan DesnySwiss actor (1922–2002)
- Ivan GevorkyanArmenian surgeon1907–1989
- Ivan StangAmerican writerborn 1953
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