Ivan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ivan \i-van\ 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 star 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 popular male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ivan. Click here to compare Ivan with related baby names.