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.
Gender | male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Meaning | given by God |
Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
Other names | |
Related names | Božidar, Bożydar |
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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.
The surname Bogdan is one of the most common surnames in the Sisak-Moslavina County of Croatia.[3] Notable people with the surname include: