Ivan the Terrible

English

Etymology

A calque of Russian Ива́н Гро́зный (Iván Gróznyj), using the older “inspiring fear or terror; dangerous; powerful” (not “defective; evil”) sense of terrible.

Proper noun

Ivan the Terrible

1. Ivan IV Vasilyevich, who was the Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533, and Tsar of all Russia from 1547 until his death in 1584.

Translations

Translations

• Armenian: Իվան Ահեղ (Ivan Aheġ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恐怖伊凡

• Dutch: Ivan de Verschrikkelijke m
• Finnish: Iivana Julma
• French: Ivan le Terrible m
• German: Ivan der Schreckliche m
• Italian: Ivan il Terribile m
• Latvian: Jānis Briesmīgais m
• Lithuanian: Ivanas Rūstusis m
• Polish: Iwan Groźny m
• Russian: Ива́н Гро́зный m (Iván Gróznyj)

See also

• Peter the Great
• Suleiman the Magnificent