Tanım
•a male given name, Ivan, equivalent to English John · an Ivan (a Russian everyman) · clipping of Ива́н-дура́к (Iván-durák)
Etimoloji
Inherited from Old East Slavic Иваннъ (Ivannŭ), from Old East Slavic and Old Church Slavonic Іѡаннъ (Ioannŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”). Compare Иоанн (Ioann), a borrowing from either Old Church Slavonic Іѡаннъ (Ioannŭ) or German Johann.