Where does “Իվան” come from?
Իվան (Armenian) comes from Russian Ива́н, from Old East Slavic Иваннъ, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Իվան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ива́н | Ivan, John; John |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Иваннъ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 5 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 6 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 7 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |