Bogdan

See also: bogdan and Bogdán

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ, a calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, Theodore, literally gift of God).

Proper noun

Bogdan

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Translations

Anagrams

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ.

Proper noun

Bogdan m pers

  1. a male given name

Further reading

  • Krajčovič, Rudolf (2005) Živé kroniky slovenských dejín skryté v názvoch obcí a miest [Living chronicles of Slovak history hidden in the names of villages and towns], Bratislava: Slovenské literárne centrum, →ISBN, page 105

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔɡ.dan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡdan
  • Syllabification: Bog‧dan
  • Homophone: bogdan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ.

Proper noun

Bogdan m pers (female equivalent Bogdana)

  1. a male given name
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Bogdan f

  1. genitive plural of Bogdana

Further reading

  • Bogdan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Богъданъ (Bogŭdanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boɡˈdan]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Bogdan m (genitive/dative lui Bogdan)

  1. a male given name

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǒɡdaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Bog‧dan

Proper noun

Bògdān m anim (Cyrillic spelling Бо̀гда̄н)

  1. a male given name

Declension

References

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔɡdan]

Proper noun

Bogdan m pers (female equivalent Bogdanová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bogdan
(pattern chlap)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeBogdanBogdanoviaBogdanovci
genitiveBogdanaBogdanovBogdanovcov
dativeBogdanoviBogdanomBogdanovcom
accusativeBogdanaBogdanovBogdanovcov
locativeBogdanoviBogdanochBogdanovcoch
instrumentalBogdanomBogdanmiBogdanovcami

Further reading

  • Bogdan”, 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, 2003–2025