Slavic · Boy name
Ivan
“God is gracious”
About the name Ivan
Ivan is the Slavic form of John, derived from the Greek Ioannes and ultimately from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning God is gracious. The name is widely used across Slavic countries, including Russia, Bulgaria, Croatia, and the Czech Republic. Ivan the Terrible was the first ruler of Russia to be crowned tsar, and Ivan the Great played a key role in freeing Muscovy from Mongol rule. In Russian literature, Ivan Turgenev wrote Fathers and Sons, and Ivan Karamazov is a character in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov.
- Meaning
- God is gracious
- Origin
- Slavic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ee-VAHN(2 syl.)
Middle names for Ivan
- Ivan James
- Ivan Alexander
- Ivan Nikolai
- Ivan Thomas
- Ivan Peter
Questions about Ivan
- What does Ivan mean?
- Ivan is a Slavic name meaning "God is gracious".
- How do you pronounce Ivan?
- Ivan is pronounced ee-VAHN, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Ivan?
- Variants of Ivan include Ioann, Iwan, Ivano, Iván.
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