Ivan
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Ivan (Bulgarian, Russian: Иван) is a male given name from Slavic origin common among Bulgarians, Croats, Russians and Slovenians, equivalent to English John, French Jean, the German Johann or the Serbian Jovan. Since the 20th Century, it has also been used as a popular given name among Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese speakers.
Bulgaria
Ivan is the most common Bulgarian male name and it is the name of several Bulgarian tsars:
Russia
Ivan was the name of several Russian tsars throughout history:
Ivan was a WWII German and Cold War-era nickname for the Soviet Union or its armed forces. See also Charlie and Jerry.
- A Crazy Ivan is a Soviet submarine maneuver.
Ivan was the codename of Tsar Bomba; the largest nuclear explosive ever detonated.
The popular Russian surname Ivanov as well as less popular Ivan'ko are derived from Ivan.
Atmospherics
Ivan also refers to several tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and Western Pacific:
- 1980 Hurricane Ivan north-central Atlantic, did not approach land.
- 1997 Typhoon Ivan western Pacific, struck the Philippines (Called Narsing by Philippine Authorities).
- 1998 Hurricane Ivan central Atlantic, did not approach land.
- 2004 Hurricane Ivan formed off Cape Verde September 3. Caused extensive damage and/or flooding to Grenada .(and the Windward Islands in general), Jamaica, western Cuba, and the southeastern United States.
Individuals
Ivan also refers to the following people:
- Ivan Cankar, Slovenian writer.
- Ivan Doroschuk, a musical artist.
- Ivan Kostov, a Bulgarian Prime Minister
- Ivan Lendl, a tennis player.
- Ivan Meštrović, a Croatian sculptor.
- Ivan Ljubičić, a Croatian tennis player.
- Ivan Tabaković, a Croatian painter.
- Ivan Reitman, a director.
- Ivan Vazov, a Bulgarian poet.
- Ivan Getting, established the basis for GPS
Gaming
Ivan also refers to a computer game called Iter Vehemens ad Necem.
Ivan is also a character in Nintendo's Golden Sun. See Ivan (Golden Sun character).