What does Ivan mean?

Ivan (Cyrillic: Иван or Іван) is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name Iōánnēs (English: John) from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānnān meaning ‘God is gracious’.

What is a nickname for Ivan?

The name of several Bulgarian and Russian tsars….Ivan.

meaning	Russian form of John
nicknames	Ive Van
variations	Eyvind Iwan Van Eyvan Ioann Yvan
popularity chart	births

Why do we call Russians Ivan?

Most of Russian names are actually names of Christian saints. And Ivan or John is one of them. It was very popular in the past and thus was used as a placeholder name like John Doe in English.

How is Ivan pronounced in Russian?

Because ‘Ivan’ in Russian never sounds like ‘iPhone’. Again this ‘i’ should be long ‘ee’ (like in ‘meet’, remember?), and no matter what place it stands in the word. So it’s Eeeevan.

What nationality is Ivan?

Russian

Is Ivan a Hindu name?

Ivan is a Hindu Boy name and it is Hindi originated name with multiple meanings. Ivan name meaning is Gift of God; God’s Gracious Gift; Archer. Ivan name popularity and rank stands at 885 among 29430 Hindu names.

Is the name Ivan in the Bible?

Ivan is a Slavic variant of the biblical name Johannes.

How old is Ivan?

Ivan (gorilla)

Ivan in 2009
Species	Western lowland gorilla
Sex	Male
Born	1962 Democratic Republic of Congo
Died	August 21, 2012 (aged 49–50) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

What is the Welsh name for James?

Iago

What does Gwen mean in Welsh?

Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning “white, holy”. It can be a shortened form of Gwenhwÿfar (Guinevere) or other names beginning with the same element, such as: Gwenhael, Gwenaël, Gwenvaël, Gwenaëlle.