# Bogdan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,818

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

## Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ, a calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”).

## Easily confused with
- **bowman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogdan-vs-bowman)
- **Borden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogdan-vs-borden)
- **Bowden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogdan-vs-bowden)
- **brogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogdan-vs-brogan)
- **began** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-bogdan)
- **Boden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boden-vs-bogdan)
- **bogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogan-vs-bogdan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbogdan`, `bgodan`, `bodgan`, `bogadn`, `bogdann`, `bogddan`, `bogdna`, `boggdan`, `obgdan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bogdan