Church Slavic origin
Source-reportedInherited from Old Church Slavonic Иоанъ (Ioanŭ). Doublet of Иван (Ivan) and Йоа́н (Joán).
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- Wiktionary: ЙованCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Church Slavic roots
Language contexts for this entry: Bulgarian, Ruthenian
[jo̟ˈvan] · Bulgarian
01 / Meaning & origin
Йован is a masculine given name documented in Bulgarian and Ruthenian. English Wiktionary traces it to Church Slavic Иоанъ.
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic Иоанъ (Ioanŭ). Doublet of Иван (Ivan) and Йоа́н (Joán).
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