# Ivan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ivan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ivan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan > Source revision: 1355251173 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{other uses}} {{refimprove|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox given name | name = Ivan | image = Ivan grozny frame.jpg | caption = [Ivan the Terrible](/source/Ivan_the_Terrible), the first [Tsar of all Russia](/source/Tsar_of_all_Russia), reigning from 1547 to 1584 | pronunciation = *{{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|aɪ|.|v|ə|n|,_|ɪ|ˈ|v|ɑː|n}} *{{IPA|bg|ɪˈvan|lang}} *{{IPA|ru|ɪˈvan|lang}} *{{IPA|sh|ǐʋan|lang}} | gender = [Male](/source/Male) | feminine = [Ivana](/source/Ivana) | meaning = “God is Gracious" | region = | origin = [Slavic](/source/Slavic_languages) ([Old Church Slavonic](/source/Old_Church_Slavonic) {{Script|Cyrs|Їωан}}), derived from [Greek](/source/Greek_language); ultimately from [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) | related names = [Jovan](/source/Jovan_(given_name)), [Jan](/source/Jan_(name)), [Janez](/source/Janez_(given_name)), [Evan](/source/Evan_(given_name)), [Giovanni](/source/Giovanni_(name)), [Ifan](/source/Ifan_(given_name)), and ["John" in other languages](/source/John_(given_name)) | footnotes = }} {{wiktionary|Ivan|Иван|Іван}} '''Ivan''' ({{Cyrl|Иван}}) is a male [given name](/source/given_name) of [Slavic](/source/Slavic_languages) origin, related to a variant of the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) name {{Transliteration|grc|[Iōánnēs](/source/I%C5%8D%C3%A1nn%C4%93s)}} (English: [John](/source/John_(given_name))), which in turn derives from the [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) {{lang|he|יוֹחָנָן}} ({{Transliteration|he|[Yôḥānnān](/source/Y%C3%B4%E1%B8%A5%C4%81nn%C4%81n)}}), meaning "God is gracious". The name is strongly associated with [Slavic countries](/source/Slavic_countries) and cultures. Ivan is a very common name in [Russia](/source/Russia), [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine), [Croatia](/source/Croatia), [Serbia](/source/Serbia), [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina), [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), [Belarus](/source/Belarus), [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia), and [Montenegro](/source/Montenegro). It has also gained popularity in several [Romance-speaking countries](/source/Romance-speaking_world) since the 20th century. ==Etymology== Ivan is the common [Slavic](/source/Slavic_languages) [Latin](/source/Latin_alphabet) spelling, while [Cyrillic](/source/Cyrillic_script) spelling is two-fold: in [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_Cyrillic), [Russian](/source/Russian_Cyrillic), [Macedonian](/source/Macedonian_Cyrillic), [Serbian](/source/Serbian_Cyrillic) and [Montenegrin](/source/Montenegrin_Cyrillic) it is {{lang|ru|Иван}}, while in [Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_alphabet) and [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_Cyrillic) it is {{lang|uk|Іван}}. The [Old Church Slavonic](/source/Old_Church_Slavonic) (or [Old Cyrillic](/source/Old_Cyrillic)) spelling is {{Script|Cyrs|Їѡан}}. Ivan is the Slavic relative of the [Latin](/source/Latin) name {{lang|la|[Johannes](/source/Johannes)}}, corresponding to [English](/source/English_language) ''[John](/source/John_(first_name))'' and originates from [New Testament Greek](/source/New_Testament_Greek) {{lang|grc|Ἰωάννης}} ({{transliteration|grc|Iōánnēs}}). The [Greek](/source/Greek_language) name is in turn derived from [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew) יוֹחָנָן ({{Transliteration|he|Yôḥānān}}), meaning "[YHWH](/source/YHWH) ([God](/source/God_in_Judaism)) is gracious". The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name {{lang|he|יוחנן}} ({{IPA|he|joχanan|pron}}), short for {{lang|he|יהוחנן}} ({{IPA|he|jehoχanan|pron}}), meaning "God was merciful". Common [patronymic](/source/patronymic)s derived from the name are [Ivanović](/source/Ivanovi%C4%87) ([Serbian](/source/Serbian_language) and [Croatian](/source/Croatian_language)), [Ivanov](/source/Ivanov) ([Russian](/source/Russian_language) and [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language)), and [Ivanovich](/source/Ivanovi%C4%87) (Russian, used as [middle name](/source/Russian_patronymic)), corresponding to "Ivan's son". ==Popularity== The name is common among [Russians](/source/Russians), [Ukrainians](/source/Ukrainians), [Belarusians](/source/Belarusians), [Bulgarians](/source/Bulgarians), [Croats](/source/Croats), [Slovenes](/source/Russians), [Macedonians](/source/Macedonians_(ethnic_group)), [Serbs](/source/Serbs), [Bosnians](/source/Bosnians), [Montenegrins](/source/Montenegrins), and to a smaller extent [Czechs](/source/Czechs){{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/czech|title = Czech Names – Behind the Name}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kdejsme.cz/jmeno/Ivan/hustota/|title=Jméno: 'Ivan', počet výskytů 23197 v celé ČR|publisher=Kdejsme.cz|language=cs|year=2016}} and [Slovaks](/source/Slovaks). Ivan is the most common male name in [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria) (as of 2013){{cite web | url=http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/pressreleases/Names2014p_JDYA1PO.pdf | title=Имената в България през 2014 година (Предварителни данни)| work=nsi.bg | language=bg|date= 26 July 2013 | access-date=26 July 2013}} and [Croatia](/source/Croatia) (as of 2013).{{cite web | url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/zene-po-prvi-put-u-hrvatskoj-bolje-obrazovane-od-muskaraca-vise-od-pola-hrvata-mladih-od-50-zna-se-sluziti-internetom/1116540/ | title=ŽENE U HRVATSKOJ PO PRVI PUT BOLJE OBRAZOVANE OD MUŠKARACA Koliko Hrvata ima e-mail, a koliko ne zna ni čitati? | work=[Jutarnji list](/source/Jutarnji_list) | language=hr | date=26 July 2013 | access-date=26 July 2013 | archive-date=13 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313020319/http://www.jutarnji.hr/zene-po-prvi-put-u-hrvatskoj-bolje-obrazovane-od-muskaraca-vise-od-pola-hrvata-mladih-od-50-zna-se-sluziti-internetom/1116540/ | url-status=dead }} In Serbia, it was the 9th most common male name in the period of 1971–1980; 6th in 1981–1990; 9th in 1991–2000.{{cite web|url=http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=1502|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|title=Најчешћа имена и презимена|year=2011|language=sr|access-date=2013-12-03|archive-date=2015-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208130231/http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/public/PublicationView.aspx?pKey=41&pLevel=1&pubType=2&pubKey=1502|url-status=dead}} It is also the 6th most common name in Slovenia.{{Cite web |title=Ivan Name Meaning, Origins & Popularity |url=https://forebears.io/forenames/ivan |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=forebears.io}} In Croatia, with over thirty thousand namesakes, the name Ivan was the most popular between 1930 and 1940, and waned in popularity from 2003 to 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://actacroatica.com/en/name/Ivan/|title = Name Ivan @ Acta Croatica}} The name Ivan was the most common masculine given name until 1959, and between 1980 and 1999.{{Croatian Census 2011|N|tabid=30|tabname=Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth}} Since the 20th century, it is becoming more popular in the [Romance-speaking](/source/Romance_languages) world; [Italian](/source/Italian_language) (both the original form and the italianized version, ''Ivano''), [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) (as ''Iván''), and [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) (sometimes ''Ivã''). ''Ivan'' (pl. ''die Ivans'') was also occasionally used by various parties during [World War II](/source/World_War_II) as a general name for the [Soviets](/source/Soviet_people).{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/exceptional-voice-of-the-bear-from-berlin/2008/04/24/1208743144542.html|title=Exceptional voice of the bear from Berlin|date=25 April 2008}} ==Forms== Its female forms are ''[Ivana](/source/Ivana)'' (West and South Slavic) and ''Ivanna'' (East Slavic), while ''[Ivanka](/source/Ivanka_(given_name))'' and ''Iva'' are [diminutive](/source/diminutive)s by origin. Slavic male diminutives (including historical) are [Vanya](/source/Vanya_(disambiguation)) or [Vanja](/source/Vanja), Ivaniš, [Ivanko](/source/Ivanko_(name)), Ivanča, Ivanče, [Ivashka](/source/Ivashka), [Ivashko](/source/Ivashko), [Ivanushka](/source/Ivanushka), etc. A shorter form of the name is [Ivo](/source/Ivo). == See also == *[List of people with given name Ivan](/source/List_of_people_with_given_name_Ivan) *[List of storms named Ivan](/source/List_of_storms_named_Ivan) *Template:John-surname lists surnames derived from the given name and its variants ==References== {{Reflist}} {{given name}} Category:Slavic masculine given names Category:Bosnian masculine given names Category:Bulgarian masculine given names Category:Croatian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Czech masculine given names Category:Macedonian masculine given names Category:Russian masculine given names Category:Serbian masculine given names Category:Slovene masculine given names Category:Slovak masculine given names Category:Swedish masculine given names Category:Ukrainian masculine given names --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan?action=history)). 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