Iwan

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• Rhymes: -ivan
• Syllabification: I‧wan
• Homophone: iwan

Borrowed from Russian Ива́н (Iván).

Iwan m pers (female equivalent Iwana)

1. a male given name from Russian [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Ivan
2. a male surname from Russian

Iwan f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from Russian

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Iwan f

1. genitive plural of Iwana

• “Iwan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)
• “Iwan”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030

• Ieuan
• Ifan
• Ioan

From Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Ifan and Siôn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪu̯.an/

Iwan m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John

• Evan