Ivan Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Ivan :

Used in country/religion :

American , Bengali , Czechoslovakian , Danish , Finnish , French , German , Greek , Gujarati , Hebrew , Hindu , Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi , Oriya , Polish , Portuguese , Romanian , Russian , Slavic , Slovenia , Spanish , Swedish , Swiss , Tamil , Telugu , Ukrainian

Pronounciation
of Name Ivan :

/ee-VAHN/ or /IE-vən/

Etymology
of Name Ivan :

History
of Name Ivan :

Popular In :

Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Belarus, Montenegro, New Mexico, and Ukraine

Information about the
Name of Ivan :

When people hear Ivan, they basically think of Russia (same as when Juan is to Spain). However, in America, the popularity of the name Ivan can be attributed to Spanish-speaking countries adopting the name. Thus, some people in the continent think the name is of Spanish origin.

Famous People with
Name Ivan :

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was a Russian writer who wrote short stories, novels and plays. His remarkable works include "A Sportsman's Sketches" and "Fathers and Sons." Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a physiologist of Russian descent known for his research on the physiology of digestion that led to the development of the first experimental model of learning, classical conditioning. Ivan Lendl is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player. He has been described as one of the greatest players of all time.

Variant Names of Ivan:

Ifan, Ivanhoe, Ivano, Iwan, Ifan, Ivanhoe, Ivano And Iwan

Ioann (Russian), Jovan (Serbian), Ivica (Slavic), Ieuan (Welsh), Iwan (Polish), John (English and Hebrew), Yoan (Bulgarian), Jovan (Macedonian)

Rhyming Names of Ivan: 

Names Similar to Ivan :

Ivana, Ivania, Ivanna, Ivanetsr, Ivankor, Ivana, Ivana; Ivy; Iva, Ivana, Ivana; Ivy; Iva, Ivane

Popularity Rank :

Ivan name was top ranked at 203 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 138 position in American during year 2015

Name Ivan has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 544 position. 124098 numbers of people were named Ivan so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Ivan Numerology :

Personality No. 9. People with name Ivan desire love & independence. They love arts & music. They are generous, kindhearted, humane & philanthropic. Person with Ivan having 9 as Personality number love traveling & teaching but hate restraint. They are bold, functional, broadminded & spiritual. They have will power & are determined , but are impulsive, contentious, ill-tempered, rebellious & impatient too. More Numerology