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Ivan the Terrible
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English
Etymology
A en ru Ива́н Гро́зный 1, using the older “inspiring fear or terror; dangerous; powerful” (not “defective; evil”) sense of en terrible.
Proper noun
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, who was the Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533, and Tsar of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584.
Translations
Armenian: hy Իվան Ահեղ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 恐怖伊凡
Dutch: nl Ivan de Verschrikkelijke m
Finnish: fi Iivana Julma
French: fr Ivan le Terrible m
German: de Ivan der Schreckliche m
Italian: it Ivan il Terribile m
Latvian: lv Jānis Briesmīgais m
Lithuanian: lt Ivanas Rūstusis m
Polish: pl Iwan Groźny m
Russian: ru Ива́н Гро́зный m
See also
en Peter the Great
en Suleiman the Magnificent
en Individuals Nicknames for individuals Russia History of Russia