Iwan

See also: iwan

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈi.van/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ivan
  • Syllabification: I‧wan
  • Homophone: iwan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian Ива́н (Iván).

Proper noun

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
Declension

Proper noun

Iwan f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from Russian

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Iwan f

  1. genitive plural of Iwana

Further reading

  • Iwan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Iwan”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪu̯.an/

Proper noun

Iwan m

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

See also