# Ivan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.vən/ · frequency rank #8,806

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Russian of English speakers.
2. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, or Russian male given name Иван (Ivan).
3. A transliteration of the Belarusian or Ukrainian male given name Іва́н (Iván).
4. A Russian.
5. Russians (collectively, personified).
6. A Soviet.
7. Soviets (collectively, personified).
8. An online troll who promotes views supportive of Russian nationalism or the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; a vatnik.

## Etymology
From Russian Ива́н (Iván), and from Ivan in several Slavic languages. Doublet of John and its relatives Evan, Giovanni, Ian, Johann, and Sean, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivy)
- **IVF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivf)
- **Ivo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivo)
- **Ives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ives)
- **Ivor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivor)
- **Iver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-iver)
- **Ivana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivana)
- **Ivanka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivanka)
- **Ivanov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivanov)
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/in-vs-ivan)
- **IV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iv-vs-ivan)
- **IA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ia-vs-ivan)
- **ion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ion-vs-ivan)
- **inn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inn-vs-ivan)
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ira-vs-ivan)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/isa-vs-ivan)
- **ibn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ibn-vs-ivan)
- **Ida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ida-vs-ivan)
- **IPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ipa-vs-ivan)
- **Ima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ima-vs-ivan)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iavn`, `ivann`, `ivna`, `ivvan`, `vian`

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