Where does “Ивана” come from?
Ивана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Ivana, from Serbo-Croatian Ìvan, from Old Church Slavonic Їѡанъ, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Ивана”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Ivana | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Ìvan | Ivan, John |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | Їѡанъ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 6 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 7 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 8 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |