What does Ivan mean?

Ivan means "Yahweh is gracious"

How do we pronounce Ivan?

Ivan \i-van, iv-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Ivan is pronounced as AYVahN (English) or iyVAAN (Russian) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ivan: AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Ivan?

Ivan is used predominantly in the Belorussian, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name developed from Ioan (Old Slavic), which was a derivative of Ioannes (Old Greek). It was borne by six rulers of Russia, notably Ivan III (Ivan the Great, 1440-1505) and Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible, 1530-1584). In addition, Ivan is a variant spelling of the name baby name Iwan (Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Welsh) in the Belorussian, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian languages as well as a variant of the name short names for John (English and Hebrew) in the Belorussian, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian languages. The name meaning of Ivana (Czech, Russian, Slavic, and Italian) is the female form of Ivan. The name Ivan is used to a great extent; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English comprise Eyvan pronounciation, Eyvind name variations, name Iban origin, nicknames for Ibano, Ioann meaning and origin, short names for Ivanhoe, baby name Ivann, name Ivano origin, short names for Ivant, Ivante meaning of name, Ivantea name, baby name Ivantee, baby name Ivantey, name Ivanti, name Ivantie meaning, baby name Ivanty, Ivas meaning of name, Ive name variations, short names for Iven, baby name Ivon, and what does the name Yvan mean. The contraction Van pronounciation is another English variant. what does the name Ieuan mean (Welsh), name Iván meaning (Spanish), and what does the name Vania mean (Russian) are foreign variants of Ivan. Specific foreign variants comprise the pet forms Ivica name variations (Slavic) and Vanya name (Russian). Ivan is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1950s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2004, 0.164% of baby boys were given the name Ivan. Its ranking then was #117. In 2010, its usage was 0.135% and its ranking #143, and it was the 2nd most popular after John meaning and origin, out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, its use outnumbered Ivan's by 4 times.

The following famous people share the name Ivan:

  • Author Ivan Turgenev, born October 28, 1818 - September 3, 1883, Oryol, Russian Empire
  • Physiologist Ivan Pavlov, born 14 September 1849 - 1936, Ryazan, Russia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Ivan:

short names for Iven (Breton), Iwan meaning of name (Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Welsh), Iban pronounciation (Basque), name Ibn (Arabic), name Ibon origin (Basque), Iefan meaning (Welsh and Irish), name Ifan (Welsh), Ivon name popularity (English and German), name Aban meaning (Arabic, Iranian, and Irish), Abban definition (Irish), baby name Abbán (English and Gaelic), Abna name (English), meaning of Afan (Welsh), name Affan meaning, name Afon meaning (Russian), name Aften, name Auban meaning, meaning of Auben, baby name Aubin (French and Czech), and baby name Aubun.

The baby name Ivan fun facts:

The name Ivan in reverse order is "Navi".

The numerological value of the name Ivan is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Ivan?

Ivan is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.16%
20130.15%
20120.17%
20110.16%
20100.14%
20090.15%
20080.15%
20070.16%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames