Ivan

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Ivan (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Иван, Ukrainian: Iван) is a male given name of Slavic origin common among Bulgarians, Croats, Russians, Serbs, Slovenians, and Ukrainians, equivalent to English name John, the Gaelic name Ian, the French name Jean, the German name Johann, or the Serbian name Jovan. Since the 20th Century, it has also been used as a popular given name among Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese speaking peoples. The name ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning "Yahweh is merciful".

[edit] Bulgaria

Ivan is the most common Bulgarian male name and it is the name of several Bulgarian tsars:

• Ivan Asen I
• Ivan Asen II
• Ivan Alexander
• Ivan Shishman
• Ivan Stephen
• Ivan Stratsimir
• Ivan Vladislav

[edit] Russia

Ivan was the name of several Russian tsars throughout history:

• Ivan I, "The Moneybag"
• Ivan II, "The Fair"
• Ivan III, "The Great"
• Ivan IV, "The Terrible"
• Ivan V
• Ivan VI

Ivan was a WWII German and Cold War-era nickname for the Soviet Union or its armed forces. See also Charlie and Jerry.

A Crazy Ivan is a Soviet submarine maneuver.

Ivan was the codename of Tsar Bomba; the largest nuclear explosive ever detonated.

The popular Russian surname Ivanov as well as less popular Ivan'ko are derived from Ivan.

There is a book in Russian by Alexander Solzhenitsyn called One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, which was published in 1962. This book is about Russian prison camps during the time of Joseph Stalin.

[edit] Ukraine

Ivan is the third film of Olexandr Dovzhenko's "Ukraine Trilogy."

[edit] Locations

• Ivaň is name of several locations in the Czech Republic

[edit] Atmospherics

Ivan also refers to several tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and Western Pacific:

• 1980 Hurricane Ivan north-central Atlantic, did not approach land.
• 1997 Typhoon Ivan western Pacific, struck the Philippines (Called Narsing by Philippine Authorities).
• 1998 Hurricane Ivan central Atlantic, did not approach land.
• 2004 Hurricane Ivan formed off Cape Verde on September 3. It caused extensive damage and/or flooding to Grenada (and the Windward Islands in general), Jamaica, western Cuba, and the southeastern United States.

[edit] Gaming

Ivan also refers to a computer game called Iter Vehemens ad Necem.

Ivan is also a character in Nintendo's Golden Sun video game series..