Where does “Ivan” come from?

Ivan is the English form of a name ultimately derived from Hebrew יהוה (Yahweh, God) through Hebrew יוחנן, Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, Latin Ioannes, and Welsh Ifan.

Ivan (English): of English speakers

Definitions

  1. of English speakers

Ancestry of “Ivan”, step by step

Ivan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh Ifan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshIfan—
2LatinJohannesJohn
3Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
7Arabicخُنَّة—

via Russian Ива́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianИва́нIvan, John; John
2Old East SlavicИваннъ—
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة →