Ivan: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Ivan | Boys
Origin of the name Ivan: A Russian name, Ivan is a cognate of
John (God is gracious), which is from the Ecclesiastic Late
Latin Joannes and the Ecclesiastic Greek Iōannes, derivatives of
the Hebrew yōhānān, a contraction of yehōhānān, (Yahweh is
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Ivan: | Edit One likely reason that Ivan is still popular in the
"Spanish Southwest" while not in the rest of the country, is
because older relatives with limited English can easily
pronounce it in Spanish. Also, parents who want to honor a
"Juan" in the family will sometimes use this cognate. Alan and
Edgar also fall into this category. The original, Russian
pronunciation is more like, "Yvonne," a source of tension in
some cases, if the name-holder is actually Russian.