Where does “Ivanoff” come from?
Ivanoff (Portuguese) comes from Russian Ивано́в, 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 “Ivanoff”, step by step
Ivanoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Ивано́в
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ивано́в | Ivan's |
| 2 | Russian | Ива́н | Ivan, John; John |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Иваннъ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 6 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 7 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 8 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Bulgarian Ива́нов
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | Ива́нов | — |