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I think Ivan is a beautiful name. It sounds gentle and strong at the same time, it is classy and it ages flawlessly. I think it is a wonderful name.
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If I had a male child I might name them this because I love the nickname for it (Vanya) I think it is so cute!
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Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Ivan
Also Finnish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Ivan
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Also Finnish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Ivan
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I love this name. It’s simple, but also very handsome and goes good with all ages.
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How is this name also used in Italian? Italian names can't end in consonants, can they?
Personally, I think Ivan is a cool name.
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Personally, I think Ivan is a cool name.
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When I think of this name, an image of Hetalia Russia appears in my head.
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Ivan Mykolaichuk - Ukrainian actor, best known for starring in the films "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and "The Lost Letter.
Ivan Kozhedub - Ukrainian Soviet pilot, triple Hero of the Soviet Union and the highest-scoring Allied pilot of World War II
Ivan Franko - 19th century Ukrainian author.
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Ivan Kozhedub - Ukrainian Soviet pilot, triple Hero of the Soviet Union and the highest-scoring Allied pilot of World War II
Ivan Franko - 19th century Ukrainian author.
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I have a friend named Ivan. Personally I like the name. But it is a bit common.
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The CORRECT pronunciation of this name is ee-vahn.
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Also used in Belgium (French, Flemish): http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Ivan&sort=alpha
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Also used in French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Ivan
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This name isn't used very much in Australia anymore, especially around the Sydney area (look up Ivan Milat if you're curious). It's pronounced "eye-van" here and doesn't have many nicknames. Even so, I think it's a nice alternative to plain old "John".
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I like it. I've only ever heard it pronounced Eye-Van.
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I'm sorry that many people liked this name when it was idiotic and unintellectual because this is kind of unimaginative.
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It's not bad because Ivan is a good name because it's so pretty cool and handsome. Thanks :)
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Ivan is an anagram for vain. An association of vanity or worthlessness. It's similar to Vanessa.
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My name is Vanya, so this is a variant. I like it, it’s more masculine, what the hell is with all the hate on this name?
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/iˈvan/ (Bulgarian)
/ˈi.van/ (Macedonian)
/jiˈvan/ (Belorussian)
/iˈvɐ̃/ (Portuguese(Brazilian))
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ivan [noted -ed]
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/ˈi.van/ (Macedonian)
/jiˈvan/ (Belorussian)
/iˈvɐ̃/ (Portuguese(Brazilian))
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ivan [noted -ed]
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So heavenly and handsome.
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I have the name Ivan - I`m not sure it's always trusted in business here in the UK, would be interested to hear from others - or comments.
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With 167 474 bearers, Ivan is the 2nd or 4th most common masculine given name in Bulgaria (2014 Data). With 94 926 bearers, Ivan is the 2nd most common masculine given name in Croatia (2014 Data). With 67 874 bearers, Ivan is the 7th most common masculine given name in Moldova (2014 Data). With 21 345 bearers, Ivan is the 6th most common masculine given name in Slovenia (2014 Data). With 19 622 bearers, Ivan is the 10th or 19th most common masculine given name in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014 Data).
Sources: https://forebears.io/forenames/ivan
https://www.babynames.ch/Info/Rankings/naIvan
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Sources: https://forebears.io/forenames/ivan
https://www.babynames.ch/Info/Rankings/naIvan
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This name doesn't look bad, but it feels so common and overused, because in many countries this is one of the most popular and used names for males. Name is stable, pretty strong, but also a little bit boring.
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Ivan the Terrible, is why people are bashing it.
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Name of the day January 20, 2021.
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I wonder about the Ukrainian pronunciation? I keep listening to this name's Ukrainian pronunciation on wikitionary and on forvo and it is a more open "v" but still much more of a "v" sound than a "w".
The letter "в" is usually more like a "v" in Ukrainian, unless it's at the end or before a consonant, which isn't the case here, so I don't see why it would switch to [w] here.
https://forvo.com/search/ivan/uk/
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Іван [noted -ed]
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The letter "в" is usually more like a "v" in Ukrainian, unless it's at the end or before a consonant, which isn't the case here, so I don't see why it would switch to [w] here.
https://forvo.com/search/ivan/uk/
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Іван [noted -ed]
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Ivan Karamazov is one of the main characters in “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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Why are the ratings so low? Ivan is really handsome and classy, and one of my favorite Russian names.
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Also used in Estonia: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan [noted -ed]
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What’s with all the hate? This name is handsome.
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Anyone going to mention Hetalia Russia?
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Also Spanish as a variant of Ibán.
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What is with all this hate? This is one of the most handsome names ever! It’s very strong, masculine, and really, really attractive. Of course you can name your kid Ivan.
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Why all the hate comments bashing Ivan? For me it's really handsome.
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There are two Eurovision singers with the name Ivan. Ivan Mikulic is a Bosnian/Herzegovinian singer who represented Croatia in 2004 Eurovision with "You Are The Only One". He qualified from the first ever semi final but did not manage to crack the Top 10. IVAN (real name Alexander Ivanov) is a Belarusian singer who represented his country in 2016 Eurovision with "Help You Fly" but did not qualify from the semi final.
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Used widely in Southern/Eastern Slavic countries. Usually the smartass of the company....
It's pronounced as written, not "Aivan".
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It's pronounced as written, not "Aivan".
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Ivan Tsarevich is the name of a stock character appearing in Russian Fairy tales. Usually he is the youngest of three sons of a king and goes on a quest to rescue a princess.
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In 2018, 6 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Ivan who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 539th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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It's interesting to see Ivan is used in many different languages and cultures, other than just Slavic countries.
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The human name of the character Russia in Axis Powers Hetalia is Ivan.
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Tsar Ivan III the Great (22 January 1440 - 27 October 1505) was Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of all Rus' from 5 April 1462 - 27 October 1505.
Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible (3 September 1530 - 28 March 1584) was Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russias, the latter title was used by all his successors. He was dubbed 'The Terrible' posthumously, with a notable reason being his bashing of his son to death with his Sceptre. He died after suffering a heart attack whilst playing a game of chess with his close associate Bogdan Belsky.
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Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible (3 September 1530 - 28 March 1584) was Grand Prince of Moscow and Tsar of all Russias, the latter title was used by all his successors. He was dubbed 'The Terrible' posthumously, with a notable reason being his bashing of his son to death with his Sceptre. He died after suffering a heart attack whilst playing a game of chess with his close associate Bogdan Belsky.
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Ivan Doroschuk is the lead singer (and sometimes only member) of the Canadian band Men Without Hats.
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This is a very nice and handsome name!
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People who are discouraged from using this name because of Ivan Milat, keep in mind that people still name their kids Jack, Theodore, and James, in spite of those also being the names of Jack the Ripper (though that isn't his real name), Ted (Theodore) Bundy, and Jim (James) Jones.
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Ivan E. Coyote is a nonbinary butch storyteller, writer and spoken word performer.
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Ivan Tričkovski is a Macedonian footballer who plays for AEK Larnaca in the Cypriot First Division. He joined Red Star Belgrade in January 2008 for a fee around €0.8 million from football club FK Rabotnički. He actually faced his future team in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup while playing for Red Star, and ended up on the losing side in a dramatic 3-3 draw in Belgrade which saw APOEL progress on away goals with a late equalizer in the 116th minute.
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Vanka is also a Russian male diminutive of Ivan.
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Used in Sweden (see the name day). [noted -ed]
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Please include Colombia as it is quite common there as well.
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According to http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/babies-first-names-full-list/2010-2019/babies-first-names-2015.xlsx. Ivan was given to 10 boys in Scotland in 2015.
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Ivan Mikulić is a Herzegovinian singer, best known outside his country for having represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, singing "You Are The Only One".
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Ivan is used in the Russian phonetic alphabet for radio communications. It represents the Cyrillic letter И. The name is also used for the letter Й, which is called "Иван краткий" (Ivan kratkiy), meaning "short Ivan".
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Ivan Rakitić is a Croatian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona. He formerly played for Sevilla FC.
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I've seen this name used a lot in Italy too, mostly in parts of Italy that have been traditionally left-winged. [noted -ed]
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Ivan Drago, Russian boxer from Rocky IV.
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Where I come from, it's pronounced "EE-vahn". But personally I like the "eye-vuhn" pronunciation better. It sounds more mysterious.
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Ivan Vorpatril is the hero of the book "Captain Vorpatril's Alliance" by Hugo and Nebula award winning author Lois McMaster Bujold.
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Ivan is a really cute and classy name. :)
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Ivan Ooze was the main villain in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie.
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Ivan Braginsky, the personification of Russia in the manga/anime Axis Powers Hetalia.
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Name of the Day: January 20, 2013.
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I know one person with this name, people usually say eye-vin, which I prefer but since he's Spanish it's sometimes ee-vahn.
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Hurricane Ivan was a powerful hurricane that devastated the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States in September 2004. At the time, it was the second-costliest hurricane in the United States. By the time I posted this comment, it was the fifth-costliest hurricane (behind Wilma, Andrew, Ike, and Katrina).
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Despite the negative comments about its English pronunciation, however, I like both Russian and English pronunciations of Ivan. It is one of the many Russian names I can tolerate.
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Ivan (1666-1696) was the son of Tsar Alexei I of Russia and his wife Maria. He later became Tsar Ivan V.
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Ivan was the second son of the first Romanov Tsar Michael I and his wife Eudoxia.
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Ivan Le Lorraine Albright (1897-1983) was an American painter. He did a painting for the film 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'.
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Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) was a Russian painter.
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This has always been one of my favorite Russian names, even though it's so common over there. It sounds so romantic, elegant, and dignified when pronounced Ee-VAHN; the Anglo pronunciation EYE-vin just throws it away and makes it sound ugly. It also doesn't hurt that there were a number of Tsars (mostly in the Ryurikovich Dynasty, the pre-Romanov ruling family) named Ivan, including Tsar Ivan III, known as Ivan the Great, one of Russia's greatest rulers ever.
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Reminds me too much of Yvonne, and thus girly. I don't care for it.
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One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich, anyone? A Russian novel (and later a Norwegian-British movie) about life in a gulag written by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn.
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Pronounced ee-VAHN in Czech, Slovak and Polish.
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Ivan Milat is a notorious Australian serial killer, known for the so-called 'Backpacker Murders' that occurred in New South Wales during the 1990s.
The name Ivan is considered unusable by many due to this association.
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The name Ivan is considered unusable by many due to this association.
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I love this name only when it's pronounced in the Croatian way (EE-vahn). Unfortunately, English speakers ruined this name by pronouncing it EYE-vun or eye-VAHN.
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Pronounced EE-vahn in Croatia.
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Ivan Dixon, who played James Ivan "Kinch" Kinchloe on Hogan's Heroes. He died March 2008, leaving Richard Dawson and Robert Clary the only surviving regular cast members from the 60's TV sitcom.
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Actor Ivan Franěk, born 17th June 1964 in Plzeň.
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Mjr. Ivan Tomeček is a fictional character from the TV show "Mesto tieňov" (2008). He is played by Pavel Višňovský.
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I picture a handsome, mysterious and sexy guy, one who is also very strong and brave/manly. I love this name! I'm glad it's not overly used, so it's still unique without sounding strange. I also like the way it's pronounced in Spanish-speaking countries : ee-van, either way it's a great name.
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Ivan is also used in Spanish.
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Pronounced Ee-vahn in Spanish.
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I think the name is great for any man of any age, one that never goes out of style. Someday, when I marry and have kids, I want to name my son Ivan. I wonder if it's because I have a crush on a guy I know named Ivan! Love the name.
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A famous bearer is Czech tennis player Ivan Lendl, born 7th March 1960, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.
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It´s the Slavic form of the Hebrew name Jan. It meant "God is gracious".
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Pronounced as "ee-VAHN" (short -ee-).
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Ivan Novak is a spokesperson for the Slovene musical group Laibach. He also does lighting and projector stuff for the group.
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Russians made their own version of the Nordic god's name IVANHO, to gain viking strength.
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Northern Irish singer George Ivan Morrison, better known as Van Morrison.
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Let's not forget off-road racer Ivan Stewart.
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Slovak director Ivan Reitman is bearer this name. He was born 27 October 1946, Komárno, Czechoslovakia.
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Ivan the Terrible was a Russian czar. I like this name however. I'd name my kid it if I got the chance.
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Also Serbian. [noted -ed]
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In Further Tales of the City, writer Armistead Maupin creates an amusing situation utilizing the similarity of the Russian pronunciation of the name to that of the female name "Yvonne."
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The name "Ivano" is the Italian variant of "Ivan".
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Ivan has a nameday on 7th January according to the Orthodox calendar and on the 6th January according to the Catholic calendar. The celebration is in honour of St John the Baptist.
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Russian standard pronunciation of the name Ivan is actually ee-VAHN. [noted -ed]
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