Ivans
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1287. From Russian Ива́н (Iván), Czech Ivan and other Slavic languages; cognate with John.
Proper noun
Ivans m
- a male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to Russian Ива́н (Iván) or Czech Ivan
- a transliteration of the Russian male given name Ива́н (Iván)
- a respelling of the Czech male given name Ivan
Related terms
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ivans was the only given name of 8256 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Swedish
Proper noun
Ivans
- genitive of Ivan