Ivan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ivan \i-

is pronounced ee-VAHN, EYE-van. It is of Russian and Slavic origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "God is gracious". Ivanhoe is a medieval variant Sir Walter Scott used for the Saxon hero of his novel "Ivanhoe". Tennis celebrity Ivan Lendl.

Ivan has 4 variant forms: Ifan, Ivanhoe, Ivano and Iwan.

For more information, see also the related name Vanya.

Baby names that sound like Ivan are Evan, Ivon, Iven and Ivann.

Ivan is a very common first name for men (#272 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#33578 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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