Forename Ivan

All around the world, Ivan (Ivan , Иван , Іван , along with others...) is a prevalent boy's first name. The first name Ivan is characteristic of Croatia, where it is a prevalent male name, Bulgaria, and Ukraine (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Much less frequently, Ivan is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Ivan is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Ivan

name Ivàn, name Ioannis, name Ivan, name Giovan, name Hovhannès, name Gianni, name Ianova, name Ifan, name Ivān, name Giuàn, name Иван, name Džons, name Ivań, name Ibán, name Ivans, name Ivek, name Ico, name Evan, name Ionut, name إيفان, name Ivăn, name Honsa, name Gian, name Giannis, name Ion, name Іван, name Iohannes, name 伊万, name Giovanni, name Hovhannes, name Ivano, name Ivo, name Hanns, name Ian, name Erwann, name Howhannes, name Ionuț, name Iván, name Hans, name איוואן, name Ivashka, name Ieuan, name Ivàñ, name Ivân, name Giovani, name Ivañ, name Hannes, name Honza, name Ivane, name Huans, name Ioannes, name Ianka, name Ivaň, name Ioan, name Ivãn, name Ioann

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Ivan	Brazil, Bulgaria, Serbia, Mexico, Croatia
Иван	Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Іван	Poland, United States, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
إيفان	Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria
伊万	China
איוואן	Israel

First names said to be same

Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovani, Giovanni, Giuàn, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Hovhannes, Hovhannès, Howhannes, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ianova, Ibán, Ico, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Iohannes, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivane, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivañ, Ivań, Ivaň, Ivek, Ivo, Ivàn, Ivàñ, Iván, Ivân, Ivãn, Ivān, Ivăn,

First name Ivan in the context

Ivan is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ivan Orav , the ultra-patriotic fictional character created by Andrus Kivirähk, Ivan Orava mälestused; Ivan Vanko , the fictional character from 2010 film 'Iron Man 2'; Ivan Karamazov , the fictional character in novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Ivan Drago , the fictional Russian boxer from the film Rocky IV and Ivan Steranko , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	ivan vladislav Bulgarian ruler, AL (b. 1000)
	ivan rostislavich berladnik GR (b. 1112)
	ivan vsevolodovich (1197-1247) (b. 1197)
	ivan dmitrievich of pereyaslavl (1268-1302) (b. 1268)
	ivan asen v of bulgaria Second son of emperor Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria (b. 1301)
	ivan stefan di bulgaria Bulgarian ruler, IT (b. 1308)
	ivan asen iii Bulgarian ruler (b. 1259)
	ivan asen iv of bulgaria Bulgarian prince (b. 1326)
	ivan the russian Bulgarian military leader (b. 1300)
	ivan i of tver Prince of Tver (b. 1357)
	ivan yaroslavich (b. 1300)
	ivan vladimirovich (b. 1370)
	ivan nelipčić Croatian magnate of the 14th century (b. 1344)
	ivan frankopan Croatian noble (b. 1350)
	ivan ivanovich Prince of Zvenigorod (1354-1364) (b. 1354)

Forename Ivan

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Ivan

First names said to be same

First name Ivan in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames