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Ivan and Vina are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
Ivana is the female version of Ivan.

Personal experiences with the name Ivan

He is my big brother. I love him, and one day we shall get married. - Natalia

Awkward and Nerdy but can hold a good conversation. Has a big heart and loves to drink.

He's alright, once you get to know him. He seemed scary, at first, to everyone, including me. But little did I know that underneath that imposing figure was a guy who needed a friend. His personality is pretty cute – he yearns for sunflowers and loves hugs. I, especially, know of this affinity as he insists on greeting me with a hug every time he sees me. We're neighbours. I have to admit, though, he's growing on me. I'm a little jealous of his height – he's younger than me and almost three heads taller for goodness' sake – but... I guess I feel safer when he hugs me. Ugh, I hope he never finds this. I'll have to stop writing now.
Yao.

Nicknames for Ivan

Ivane
Ivi
Commie
Vanya
Big Brother..

Meanings and history of the name Ivan

Ivan pronounced E-van is a European name and is very popular in countries like Croatia.

Famous real-life people named Ivan

Ivan L. Moody- lead singer for American hard rock/heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch.
Ivan Rakitic - Croatian Soccer Player.
Ivan Martinez - Spanish Youtuber.

Throughout history, numerous Bulgarian and Russian Tsars were named Ivan, including Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible.
Ivan Reitman, Slovakian-Canadian movie director.
Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player
Ivan Boesky, American stock trader and key figure in the insider trading scandals of the 1980s.
Iván Vitáris, the singer of a Hungarian rock music band: Ivan & the parazol

Ivan in song, story & screen

Ivan is the Russian "Jack", occurring in many fairy tales.
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, a fictional character of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich a novel written by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
Ivan Ilych, the title character of Leo Tolstoy's novel, The Death of Ivan Ilych
Ivan Karamazov, character in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, The Brothers Karamazov
Ivan Stark, supervillain and antagonist of the Captain Midnight radio series
Ivan from the Pixar franchise Cars
Ivan Braginski, the personified form of Russia from the Anime "Hetalia"