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Bogdan
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaninggiven by God
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Related namesBožidar, Bożydar
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Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. 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) or Hebrew Matthew with the same meaning.[1] The name is also used as a surname in Hungary. Bogdana is the feminine version of the name.

Variations

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

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

Names with similar meanings include Persian Khodadad, Greek Theodore, Arabic Ataullah, Hebrew Nathaniel, Jonathan, and Matthew, Latin Deodatus, French Dieudonné, and Sanskrit Devdutta.

Name days

Given name

Medieval

Modern

Surname

The surname Bogdan is one of the most common surnames in the Sisak-Moslavina County of Croatia.[3] Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Unbegaun, B.O. (1972). Russian surnames. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198156359.[page needed]
  2. ^ Skok, Petar (1971). Etimologijski rjecnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika Етимологијски рјечник хрватскога или српскога језика. Zagreb: Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts.[page needed]
  3. ^ "Most frequent surnames, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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