Where does “Ива́нович” come from?
Ива́нович (Russian) 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 “Ива́нович”, step by step
Ива́нович traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Ива́н
| 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 | mucus, snot |
| 7 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Serbo-Croatian Ивановић//Ivanović
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Ивановић//Ivanović | — |