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Unrelated, but can someone answer a question that's been on my mind for awhile? Why does "Ivan" seem to be such a prevalent name in South and Central America? I
by pavel_lishin 3y ago
Unrelated, but can someone answer a question that's been on my mind for awhile? Why does "Ivan" seem to be such a prevalent name in South and Central America? Is it the same name as the Russian "Ivan", or is there a whole separate etymology for it?
- greazy 3y agoI asked my wife how she pronounces Ivan (she's from South America). It's pronounced E-van because the I is like an E in English. According to wiki: > Evan is a Welsh given name derived from Iefan, a Welsh form of the name John. Similar names that share this origin include Ivan, Ian, and Juan. Juan is extremely common in South America. It's not surprising that people would choose a variant of it. For example the Spanish singer Juan goes by the stage name Ivan. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_(singer) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_(singer) Or simply they like the name.
- namaria 3y agoIvan in romance or slavic languages both come from variations of Yohannan, a Hebrew name. It's also related to Johan, John, João, Juan, etc. A lot of common names in western societies are just variations of biblical instances of Hebrew names.