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“given by God”
Language contexts for this entry: Russian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Богдан is a masculine given name documented in Russian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ. It is a form of Bogъdanъ, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “given by God”.
Meaning: “given by God”
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ.
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04 / Through time
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Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship
Soviet and Ukrainian actor (1941–2012)
Ukrainian high jumper
Ukrainian footballer
Ukrainian footballer (born 1986)
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06 / Behind the facts
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