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Czech · Croatian · Serbian

Ivana

Pronounced ee-VAH-naShare

Meaning: Feminine form of Ivan: God is gracious

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 3 syllables

The story

Ivana is the feminine counterpart of Ivan across several Slavic languages. It shares the older John family’s Hebrew meaning rather than beginning as a separate Slavic word.

Nicknames

  • Iva
  • Ivka
  • Vana

Spellings & variants

  • Jana
  • Giovanna
  • Joanna

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Ivana comes from Czech, Croatian, and Serbian.

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