Ivans

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1287. From Russian Ива́н (Iván) and English Ivan, the cognate of John in various Slavic languages.

Proper noun

Ivans m

1. a male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to Russian Ива́н (Iván) or Czech Ivan.

Related terms

• Jānis

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.