Bogdan

Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland. It is derived from the Slavic words Bog/Boh (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and dan (Cyrillic: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theodore (Theodotus, Theodosius) with the same meaning.[1] The name is also used as a surname.

For other uses, see Bogdan (disambiguation).
Bogdan
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaninggiven by God
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Related namesBožidar, Bożydar
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Variations

The sound change of 'g' into 'h' occurred in the Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech and Slovak languages (hence Bohdan). Although this sound change did not occur in the Polish language, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland.

Slavic variants include Serbo-Croatian Božidar (Божидар)[2] and Polish Bożydar, while diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi. The feminine form is Bogdana or Bohdana, with variants such as Bogdanka.

Names with similar meanings are Greek Theodore, Arabic Ataullah, Hebrew Nathaniel, Jonathan, and Matthew, Latin Deodatus, and French Dieudonné.

Name days

Given name

Medieval

Modern

Surname

See also

References
  1. Unbegaun, B.O. (1972). Russian surnames. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198156359.
  2. П. Скок. 1971. ЕТИМОЛОГИЈСКИ РЈЕЧНИК ХРВАТСКОГА ИЛИ СРПСКОГА ЈЕЗИКА. Југословенска академија знаности и умјетности. Загреб.
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