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Ivan¹

  • /ˈaɪ.vən/
  • /ɪˈvɑːn/
  • /ˈivɑːn/

Rhymes with -aɪvən

Where it comes from

From Russian Ива́н (Iván), and from Ivan in several Slavic languages. Doublet of John and its relatives Evan, Giovanni, Ian, Johann, and Sean, etc.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Russian of English speakers. Amy's husband was called Ivan. Ivan the Terrible, Barry always called him, naturally. 'Ivan? What kind of name is that?' he said to Tracy after Amy's engagement was announced. 'Bloody Russian.' 'Actually, I think it's because he had a Norwegian grandfather', Tracy said. 'Norwegian?' Barry said incre
  2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, or Russian male given name Иван (Ivan).

    Similar: Vanya

  3. A transliteration of the Belarusian or Ukrainian male given name Іва́н (Iván).
  4. slang A Russian. Ivan is yelling curses at his friends.
  5. slang Russians (collectively, personified). Ivan is planning an attack on our flank.
  6. archaic, slang A Soviet.
  7. archaic, slang Soviets (collectively, personified). I’m sure whoever was in charge must have been one of the last of the Fulda Fucktards, you know, those generals who spent their nard-drop years training to defend West Germany from Ivan.
  8. Internet, derogatory An online troll who promotes views supportive of Russian nationalism or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; a vatnik. Ivan, stop repeating Kremlin propaganda.

Ivan²

Where it comes from

Rare variant of Evan, from Welsh Ifan, the Welsh equivalent of John.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin. Dafydd ap Ivan ap Einion, an adherent to the house of Lancaster held out, in Harlech Castle, for nine years after the accession of Edward the Fourth to the throne of England.

ivan³

noun ivans

  1. alternative Alternative form of iwan

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pavlov, christine, ivana, evan, ion, iwan, whitehall, anybody, hipbones, ioan, lendl, naste, sorin, jean, johann, johannes

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name male given name

EspañolIván
한국어이반 Iban
日本語イワン Iwan, イヴァン
中文伊万 Yīwàn
हिन्दीइवान ivān
PortuguêsIvan, Ivã
FrançaisIvan
DeutschIwan, Ivan
ItalianoIvano
ΕλληνικάΙβάν Iván
RomânăIoan, Ivan
РусскийИва́н Iván, Иоа́нн Ioánn
العربيةإِيفَان ʔifān

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@misc{ivan_2026,
  title = {ivan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ivan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}