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A male given name from Russian of English speakers. quotations examples
Amy's husband was called Ivan. Ivan the Terrible, Barry always called him, naturally. 'Ivan? What kind of name is that?' he said to Tracy after Amy's engagement was announced. 'Bloody Russian.''Actually, I think it's because he had a Norwegian grandfather', Tracy said.'Norwegian?' Barry said incredulously, as if she'd just announced that Ivan's family came from the moon.
2010, Kate Atkinson, Started Early, took My Dog, Doubleday, page 66
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ива́н (Iván). examples
A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Иван (Ivan). examples
(slang) A Russian.
(slang) Russians (collectively, personified).
(slang, archaic) A Soviet.
(slang, archaic) Soviets (collectively, personified). quotations
I’m sure whoever was in charge must have been one of the last of the Fulda Fucktards, you know, those generals who spent their nard-drop years training to defend West Germany from Ivan.
2006, Max Brooks, World War Z
A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin. quotations examples
Dafydd ap Ivan ap Einion, an adherent to the house of Lancaster held out, in Harlech Castle, for nine years after the accession of Edward the Fourth to the throne of England.
1833, George Newenham Wright, Scenes in North Wales, T. T. and J. Tegg, page 137