At a Glance
- Meaning
- God is gracious; Slavic feminine form of Ivan, from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes
- Origin
- Slavic (from Hebrew via Greek)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ee-VAH-nuh
Ivana is a Slavic (from Hebrew via Greek) girl's name meaning “God is gracious; Slavic feminine form of Ivan, from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Ivana
Meaning: God is gracious; Slavic feminine form of Ivan, from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes.
Origin: Slavic (from Hebrew via Greek).
A common claim: Ivana means 'God is gracious' (sometimes glossed as 'God's gift') Actually: The 'God's gift' gloss is a common mix-up — Ivana/Ivan traces to Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious,' not 'gift of God' (that meaning belongs to unrelated names like Theodore or Matthew).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ivana
ee-VAH-nuhIPA /iːˈvɑːnə/
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