Ivanov

Ivanov (Bulgarian, Russian: Ивано́в, sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine), or Ivanova (Ивано́ва; feminine) is one of the most common surnames in Bulgaria and the second most widespread surname in Russia after Smirnov.[1] The surname is derived from the male given name Ivan (related to John) and literally means Ivan's.

People with the surname

Fictional characters

  • D. D. Ivanov, a fictional character in the Macross universe
  • Pola Ivanova, a fictional character from the James Bond film, A View to a Kill
  • Susan Ivanova, a fictional character in the Babylon 5 universe
  • Yuriy Ivanov, a fictional character in the Beyblade anime series
  • Ivanova, a fictional character in Harry Potter who plays as a chaser for the Bulgarian Quidditch team

See also


References

  1. Балановская Е. В., Балановский О. П. (2007). Русский генофонд на Русской равнине (in Russian). Moscow. pp. 165–216. ISBN 978-5-87140-267-2. See also the web version Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. of the list.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.