Russian Meaning: The name Ivan is a Russian baby name. In Russian the meaning of the name Ivan is: The Russian form of John: Gracious gift from God. Ivanhoe is the medieval variant Sir Walter Scott used for the Saxon hero of 'Ivanhoe.
This is a Christian given name that is primarily associated with Slavic languages. It is the Slavic variant of the names "Johanna" and “Joannes”. The name derives from the Ancient Greek Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης), which in turn derives from the Hebrew name “Yôchânân / Yehochanan”, meaning "graced by Yahweh, God is gracious".
