Ivan.
A male given name from Russian of English speakers.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Russian of English speakers.
A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, or Russian male given name Иван (Ivan).
A transliteration of the Belarusian or Ukrainian male given name Іва́н (Iván).
A Russian.
Ivan is yelling curses at his friends.
Russians (collectively, personified).
Ivan is planning an attack on our flank.
A Soviet.
Soviets (collectively, personified).
An online troll who promotes views supportive of Russian nationalism or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; a vatnik.
Ivan, stop repeating Kremlin propaganda.
Where this word 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.
A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin.
Where this word comes from
Rare variant of Evan, from Welsh Ifan, the Welsh equivalent of John.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.