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Ivan
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Appendix:Variations of "ivan"
English
Etymology 1
From en ru Ива́н, and from Ivan in several en sla languages. en John and its relatives en Evan Giovanni Ian Johann Sean 1, etc.
Pronunciation
en /ˈaɪ.vən/ /ɪˈvɑːn/ /ˈivɑːn/
en En-au-Ivan.ogg AU
en aɪvən 2
Proper noun
en male Russian of English speakers.
en 2010 w:Kate Atkinson Started Early, took My Dog 66 Doubleday 9780385608022 Amy's husband was called Ivan. Ivan the Terrible, Barry always called him, naturally. 'Ivan? What kind of name is that?' he said to Tracy after Amy's engagement was announced. 'Bloody Russian.''Actually, I think it's because he had a Norwegian grandfather', Tracy said.'Norwegian?' Barry said incredulously, as if she'd just announced that Ivan's family came from the moon.
en mk,rsk,ru Иван male given name.
en be,uk Іва́н male given name.
en slang A Russian.
en Ivan is yelling curses at his friends.
en slang Russians collectively, personified.
en Ivan is planning an attack on our flank.
en slang archaic A Soviet.
en slang archaic Soviets collectively, personified.
en I’m sure whoever was in charge must have been one of the last of the Fulda Fucktards, you know, those generals who spent their nard-drop years training to defend West Germany from Ivan. 2006 Max Brooks World War Z
en internet slang derogatory An online troll who promotes views supportive of Russian nationalism or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; a vatnik.
en Ivan, stop repeating Kremlin propaganda.
Synonyms
en Vanya (diminutive of Ivan)
Derived terms
en Ivan Ivanovich Ivan Ivanovitch Ivan the Terrible
Related terms
en Ivanović,Ivanovich,Ivanovitch Ivanovna Evan Sean Ian
Translations
male given name
Arabic: ar إِيفَان m ʔifān
Armenian: hy Իվան
Belarusian: be Іва́н m
Bulgarian: bg Ива́н m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 伊凡 ji1 faan4, yue 艾雲 aai3 wan4
Mandarin: cmn 伊万 Yīwàn
Chuvash: cv Йӑван
Czech: cs Ivan m
Danish: da Ivan
Esperanto: eo Ivano
Finnish: fi Iivana
French: fr Ivan m
Georgian: ka ივან
German: de Iwan m, de Ivan m
Greek: el Ιβάν m
Hindi: hi इवान m
Hungarian: hu Iván m
Italian: it Ivano m
Japanese: ja イワン Iwan, ja イヴァン Ivan
Korean: ko ^이반
Latin: la Ivan m
Latvian: lv Ivans m
Lithuanian: lt Ivãnas m
Macedonian: mk Иван m
Mansi:
Northern Mansi: mns-nor Юван, mns-nor Ю̄ван
Norwegian: no Ivan
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: cu Иоаннъ m
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira ایوان
Polish: pl Iwan m
Portuguese: pt Ivan m, pt Ivã m
Romanian: ro Ioan m, ro Ivan m
Russian: ru Ива́н m, ru Иоа́нн m ancient
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Ѝван m
Latin: sh Ìvan m
Slovene: sl Ívan m
Spanish: es Iván m
Swedish: sv Ivan m
Tajik: tg Иван
Ukrainian: uk Іва́н m
Yakut: sah Уйбаан
Etymology 2
Rare variant of en Evan, from en cy Ifan, the Welsh equivalent of John.
Proper noun
en male Welsh of Welsh origin.
en 1833 w:George Newenham Wright Scenes in North Wales T. T. and J. Tegg 137 Dafydd ap Ivan ap Einion, an adherent to the house of Lancaster held out, in Harlech Castle, for nine years after the accession of Edward the Fourth to the throne of England.
Anagrams
en ainv VAIN Vani Viña Vina Vian vain 'avin' Naʼvi vani vina
en placeholder terms
en Russia Nationalism Russian politics
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
ca male Ivan
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an
cs male Ivan
cs derogatory ethnic slur Russian (person)
cs Rusák
Declension
m.an.nomplové
Proper noun
m-an Ivanová
cs m given names
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
cs Russia
Danish
Etymology
From da ru Ива́н.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male of Danish speakers
da ru Ива́н male given name
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 7613 males with the given name Ivan have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005. Accessed on 28 October 2011.
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male Ivan
Usage notes
m Ivansson Ivansdóttir
Declension
Ivan Ivan Ivani Ivans
Norwegian
Etymology
From no ru Ива́н. First recorded as a Norwegian name in 1824.
Proper noun
no male of Norwegian speakers
no ru Ива́н male given name
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistik sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:1310 males with the given name Ivan living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
zlw-ocs male
Declension
m.pr
Further reading
+
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Ivã
Etymology
pt :bor ru:Ива́н + 1 João,Ian,Jean,Ruan,Geovane
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
pt male Russian Ivan
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor bg:Иван ru:Иван uk:Иван + 1 Ioan
Pronunciation
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Ivan.wav
Proper noun
m
ro male
ro
ro river co/Covasna c/Romania tributary to the river/Valea Crișului
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
sh cu Їѡанъ, from sh grc Ἰωάννης, from sh hbo יוֹחָנָן Yōḥānān Yahweh is gracious.
Pronunciation
sh /ǐvan/
sh I van
Proper noun
Ìvan m-an
sh male Hebrew John
sh Jòvan
Declension
Ivan Ivana Ivanu Ivana Ivane Ivanu Ivanom
Slovak
Pronunciation
sk /ˈivan/
Proper noun
m-pr
sk male Ivan
Declension
m-pr name
Derived terms
sk Ivanko
sk Ivo, sk Ivko
sk Ivčo
sk Ivuľo, sk Ivuľko
sk Ivušo, sk Ivuško
Further reading
Slovene
sl:
Pronunciation
Ȋvan
Proper noun
Ȋvan m-an
sl male John
Declension
Ívan 1
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From sv ru Ива́н. First recorded in Sweden in 1797.
Proper noun
c
sv male of Swedish speakers
sv ru Ива́н male given name
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistika centralbyrån: 11 824 males with the given name Ivan living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.
Anagrams
sv ainv naiv
Tagalog
Etymology
tl en Ivan, from tl ru Ива́н and from Ivan in several tl sla languages. tl John Evan Giovanni Ian Sean 1.
Pronunciation
Ayvan +
Proper noun
Ayvan
tl male English < Russian