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“given by God”
Language contexts for this entry: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and 3 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Богдан is a masculine given name documented in Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and 3 other languages. 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. Compare typologically Фёдор (Fjódor), Дорофе́й (Doroféj).
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04 / Through time
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Serbian basketball player (born 1992)
Bulgarian politician and archaeologist (1883-1945)
Romanian writer and philologist (1838–1907)
Ukrainian footballer
Serbian architect, urbanist and essayist (1922-2010)
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06 / Behind the facts
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