Ivana

Ivana (Serbian: Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the names Joanna and John. It may also be spelled as Ivanna.

Ivana
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaninggift from God, gift from the heavens, very small, precious

Variants Iva and Ivanka are diminutives derived from Ivana. The name day is celebrated on April 4. In Slovakia, the name day is celebrated on December 28. In Macedonia, the name day is celebrated on July 07 - also known as Ivanden.

People with the name

Given name

Ivana

Cyrillic: Ивана

Ivanna

Cyrillic: Іванна

Ivanka

Cyrillic: Иванка

Iva

Cyrillic: Ива

Surname

Other uses

  • Ivanka (horse) (born 1990) racehorse
  • Ivana Baiul, fictional character in the comic books DV8 and Gen¹³

See also

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