Ivan
/ˈiː.vən/noun
A Slavic male given name, equivalent to John.
Did you know?Ivan ultimately descends from the Hebrew name Yōḥānān, meaning “Yahweh is gracious,” and spread through Greek and Church Slavonic before becoming one of the most iconic royal names in Slavic history.
Etymological Timeline
Hebrew Antiquity
Heb
Yōḥānān
“Yahweh is gracious”
Ancient Greek
Gk
Iōánnēs
“Greek form of the Hebrew name, used in the New Testament”
Late Latin
Lat
Iohannes
“Latin Christian form of the name”
Old Church Slavonic
OCS
Ioanŭ
“Slavic ecclesiastical form of John”
Medieval Slavic
Slav
Ivanŭ
“Common Slavic given name derived from the church form”
Modern English
English
Ivan
“A Slavic male given name”