Ivans

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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Ivans m

  1. a male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to Russian Ива́н (Iván) or Czech Ivan
  2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ива́н (Iván).
  3. A respelling of the Czech male given name Ivan.
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References

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  • 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

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Proper noun

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Ivans

  1. genitive of Ivan

Anagrams

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