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Where does “Ìvan” come from?

Ìvan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Їѡанъ, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Ìvan (Serbo-Croatian): Ivan, John

Definitions

  1. Ivan, John

Ancestry of “Ìvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church SlavonicЇѡанъ—
2Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
3HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
4Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
5Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
6Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “Ìvan”

  • Ivanović
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