Ivan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ivan in British English:
UK [aɪ'vən]
How to pronounce Ivan in American English:
US [ aɪ'vən]
Word Origin
- Ivan
- masc. proper name, from Russian, literally "John," from Greek Ioannes "John." As the personification of Russia, or the typical name for a Russian man (originally a Russian soldier), attested from 1870.
Example
- 1. I know ivan understood . He 's not an idiot .
- 2. But ivan kaspersky wasn 't your average abductee .
- 3. Chief executive ivan glasenberg 's 15.8 % stake is potentially worth $ 9.5 billion .
- 4. Alexander solzhenitsyn described a day in the life of a prison camp inmate , ivan denisovich shukhov .
- 5. Ivan : the most important thing he reckons is the price-earnings ratio of their shares .