Ivan

Meaning

1. A male given name from Russian of English speakers.
2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ива́н (Iván).
3. A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Іва́н (Iván).
4. A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Іва́н (Iván)
5. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Иван (Ivan).
6. (slang) A Russian.
7. (slang) Russians (collectively, personified).
8. (archaic, slang) A Soviet.
9. (archaic, slang) Soviets (collectively, personified).
10. (Internet, derogatory) An online troll who promotes views supportive of Russian nationalism or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; a vatnik.

Translations

Ivan

Ivan

Iwan

Ivan

Ιβάν

Ivan Ier

Popoff

Popov

Ivano

Ivã

Ivan

Ivan

إِيفَان

Iván

Pronounced as (IPA)

/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.