First names in Hebrew

First name Ivan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ivan is written יוחנן

Ivan is the Slavic form of John, Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Ivan mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the Slavic form of John, and it comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". In Russian, Ivan is the name par excellence, the name of folk-tale heroes as well as of tsars. It is also well established in English.

Gematria

Ivan = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ivan, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Ivan, in nine pages

• Ivan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ivan
• Ivan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ivan in three answers

How do you write Ivan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ivan is written יוחנן. Ivan is the Slavic form of John, Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Ivan?
Written יוחנן, Ivan is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ivan mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the Slavic form of John, and it comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". In Russian, Ivan is the name par excellence, the name of folk-tale heroes as well as of tsars. It is also well established in English.