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

  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.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • 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

  1. genitive of Ivan

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