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Ivan en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈivɑːn/
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ɪˈvɑːn/
  • /ˈaɪ.vən/

Etymology

From Russian Ива́н (Iván), and from Ivan in several Slavic languages. Doublet of John and its relatives Evan, Giovanni, Ian, Johann, and Sean, etc.

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Russian of English speakers.
    • 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. 2010, Kate Atkinson, Started Early, took My Dog, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 66:
  2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, or Russian male given name Иван (Ivan).
  3. A transliteration of the Belarusian or Ukrainian male given name Іва́н (Iván).
  4. (slang) A Russian.
    • Ivan is yelling curses at his friends.
  5. (slang) Russians (collectively, personified).
    • Ivan is planning an attack on our flank.
  6. (archaic, slang) A Soviet.
  7. (archaic, slang) Soviets (collectively, personified).
    • 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:
  8. (Internet, derogatory) An online troll who promotes views supportive of Russian nationalism or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; a vatnik.
    • Ivan, stop repeating Kremlin propaganda.

Deriveds

Ivan the Terrible · Ivan Ivanovitch · Ivan Ivanovich

Relateds

Ivanovitch · Evan · Sean · Ivanovna · Ivanović · Ian · Ivanovich

Synonyms

Vanya

Translations (46)

sah Уйбаан (male given name) · pt Ivan (male given name) · el Ιβάν (male given name) · ru Ива́н (male given name) · sh Ìvan (male given name) · it Ivano (male given name) · bg Ива́н (male given name) · da Ivan (male given name) · be Іва́н (male given name) · ro Ivan (male given name) · ko 이반 (male given name) · de Ivan (male given name) · cu Иоаннъ (male given name) · hy Իվան (male given name) · fr Ivan (male given name) · ja イワン (male given name) · uk Іва́н (male given name) · no Ivan (male given name) · fi Iivana (male given name) · ru Иоа́нн (male given name) · sv Ivan (male given name) · ka ივან (male given name) · mns-nor Юван (male given name) · es Iván (male given name) · hi इवान (male given name) · de Iwan (male given name) · ar إِيفَان (male given name) · mns-nor Ю̄ван (male given name) · pt Ivã (male given name) · sh Ѝван (male given name) · ro Ioan (male given name) · yue 伊凡 (male given name) · sl Ívan (male given name) · cv Йӑван (male given name) · fa ایوان (male given name) · eo Ivano (male given name) · yue 艾雲 /艾云 (male given name) · cs Ivan (male given name) · cmn 伊万 (male given name) · lt Ivãnas (male given name) · lv Ivans (male given name) · la Ivan (male given name) · ja イヴァン (male given name) · hu Iván (male given name) · mk Иван (male given name) · pl Iwan (male given name)

Ivan en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Rare variant of Evan, from Welsh Ifan, the Welsh equivalent of John.

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin.
    • 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. 1833, George Newenham Wright, Scenes in North Wales, T. T. and J. Tegg, page 137: