Ivan (name)

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Ivan (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Иван, Ukrainian: Iван) is a Christian male given name of Slavic origin, common among Bulgarians, Croats, Montenegrins, Russians, Serbs (much rare fore compared to form Јован), Slovenians, and Ukrainians.
It is equivalent to the English name John, the Gaelic name Ian, the French name Jean, the Italian name Giovanni, the Portuguese name João, the Romanian name Ion, the Polish name Jan, the Spanish name Juan, and the German name Johann.
Since the 20th century, it has also been used as a popular given name among Italian (as Ivano), Spanish as (Iván), and Portuguese speaking peoples. The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן (/Yôḥānān/), short for יהוחנן (/Yəhôḥānān/), meaning "Yahweh is merciful". Its female form is Ivana or Ivanka.

Bulgaria

Ivan is the most common Bulgarian male name and the name of several Bulgarian tsars:

• Ivan Asen I
• Ivan Asen II
• Ivan Alexander
• Ivan Shishman
• Ivan Stephen
• Ivan Stratsimir
• Ivan Vladislav

Othe Bulgarians

• Ivan Rilski (John of Rila), national saint and hermit

Russia

Ivan was the name of several Russian tsars throughout history:

• Ivan I, "The Moneybag"
• Ivan II, "The Fair"
• Ivan III, "The Great"
• Ivan IV, "The Terrible"
• Ivan V
• Ivan VI

Fiction

• Ivan, a fictional secondary character of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
• Ivan the Fool, a fictional character of Ivan the Fool (story)
• Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, a fictional character of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
• A character in Nintendo's Golden Sun
• Ivan Vassilevich Lomov, a character in Anton Chekhov's one-act play, A Marriage Proposal

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