Bogdan


Bogdan or Bohdan is a Slavic masculine name that appears in Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is derived from the Slavic words :wiktionary:Appendix:Proto-Slavic/bogъ|Bog/Boh, meaning "god", and dan, meaning "given". The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theodore with the same meaning. The name is also used as a surname.

Variations

The sound change of 'g' into 'h' occurred in the Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech and Slovak languages. Although this sound change did not occur in the Polish language, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland.
Slavic variants include Serbo-Croatian Božidar and Polish Bożydar, while diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi. The feminine form is Bogdana or Bohdana, with variants such as Bogdanka.
Names with similar meanings are Greek Theodore, Kurdish Bokan, Persian Khudadad, Arabic Ataullah, Hebrew Nathaniel, Jonathan, Matthew and Zane, Latin Deodatus, Spanish Diosdado and French Dieudonné.

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