Ivana

See also: ivana

English

Etymology

From various Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Ивана (Ivana).

Doublet of Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Proper noun

Ivana

  1. A female given name.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪvana]

Proper noun

Ivana f

  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Ivan

Declension

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Иван (Ivan).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈiʋɑnɑ/, [ˈiʋɑˑn]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈiʋɑːnɑ/, [ˈiʋˑɑːnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iʋɑn, -iʋɑːnɑ
  • Hyphenation: I‧va‧na

Proper noun

Ivana

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Declension

Declension of Ivana (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Ivana Ivanat
genitive Ivanan Ivanoin
partitive Ivanaa Ivanoja
illative Ivanaa Ivanoihe
inessive Ivanaas Ivanois
elative Ivanast Ivanoist
allative Ivanalle Ivanoille
adessive Ivanaal Ivanoil
ablative Ivanalt Ivanoilt
translative Ivanaks Ivanoiks
essive Ivananna, Ivanaan Ivanoinna, Ivanoin
exessive1) Ivanant Ivanoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 98

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Ivan +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǐʋana/
  • Hyphenation: I‧va‧na

Proper noun

Ìvana f (Cyrillic spelling Ѝвана)

  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Ivan

Declension

Further reading

  • Ivana”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026
  • Ivana”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ivana/, [ˈiʋana]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: I‧va‧na

Proper noun

Ivana f (diminutive Ivanka or Iva or Ivka or Ivča or Ivuľa or Ivuša)

  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Ivan

Declension

Declension of Ivana
(pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativeIvanaIvany
genitiveIvanyIván
dativeIvaneIvanám
accusativeIvanuIvany
locativeIvaneIvanách
instrumentalIvanouIvanami

Further reading

  • Ivana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌʔivaˈna/ [ˌʔiː.vɐˈn̪a]
      • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˌʔibaˈna/ [ˌʔiː.bɐˈn̪a]
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /ʔiˈvana/ [ʔɪˈvaː.n̪ɐ] (common)
      • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ʔiˈbana/ [ʔɪˈbaː.n̪ɐ] (common)
      • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: I‧va‧na

Proper noun

Ívaná or Ivana (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜈ)

  1. a municipality of Batan, Batanes, Cagayan Valley, Philippines

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈvana/ [ʔɪˈvaː.n̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ʔiˈbana/ [ʔɪˈbaː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: I‧va‧na

Proper noun

Ivana (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜈ)

  1. a female given name from English