# Ivana

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,699

## Definitions
1. A female given name.

## Etymology
From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana).
Doublet of Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

## Easily confused with
- **Ivanka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivana-vs-ivanka)
- **Ivanov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivana-vs-ivanov)
- **Iran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iran-vs-ivana)
- **Ivan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivan-vs-ivana)
- **IAEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iaea-vs-ivana)
- **iman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-ivana)
- **Iona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iona-vs-ivana)
- **IATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iata-vs-ivana)
- **inna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inna-vs-ivana)
- **Ilan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilan-vs-ivana)
- **Irina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irina-vs-ivana)
- **ICANN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icann-vs-ivana)
- **inane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inane-vs-ivana)
- **iguana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iguana-vs-ivana)

## Common misspellings (6)
`iavna`, `ivaan`, `ivanna`, `ivnaa`, `ivvana`, `viana`

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