Bogdan or Bohdan (

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: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all

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and

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. It is derived from the Slavic words ''

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/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "

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", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an early

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from Greek

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(Theodotus, Theodosius) with the same meaning. The name is also used as a

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Variations

The

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of 'g' into 'h' occurred in the

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

, Belarusian,

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and Slovak languages (hence ''Bohdan''). Although this sound change did not occur in the Polish language, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland. Slavic variants include Bulgarian and

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...

Božidar Božidar ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, sr-cyr, Божидар, pl, Bożydar, sometimes transliterated as Bojidar, or Bozhidar) is a Slavic given name meaning "Divine gift". It is a calque of the Greek name Theodore, itself derived from the Greek word " ...

(Божидар) 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

, Arabic

Ataullah Ataullah ( ar, عطا ٱلله) or the alternative Atallah is an Arabic given name meaning "gift of God", composed of '' Ata'' (''gift'') + ''Allah'' (''God''). It is also a surname to Middle Eastern Christians, derived from the Aramaic form ''Att ...

, Hebrew

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, Latin Deodatus, French Dieudonné and Bangla Devdutta.

Name days

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n: 6 January *

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n: 12 May *

: 9 November * Hungarian: 2 September * Polish: 19 March, 17 July, 10 August or 9 October * Slovak: 21 December * Moldovian: 19 October

Given name

Medieval

* Bogdan of Hum (died 1252), Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. –1249) *

Bogdan II of Hum Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...

, Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. 1312) *

Bogdan (magnate) Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...

, a Macedonian magnate confused with

Vratko Nemanjić Vratko Nemanjić (fl. 1325–1355) was a Serbian noble, father of Prince Lazar's spouse Milica. Serbian epic poetry identifies him with Yug Bogdan ("South Bogdan") or Ljutica Bogdan ("Irate Bogdan"), a mythical hero in the Battle of Kosovo. Bi ...

as a hero of

Serbian epic poetry Serbian epic poetry ( sr, Српске епске народне песме, Srpske epske narodne pesme) is a form of epic poetry created by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. The ...

. *

Bogdan I of Moldavia Bogdan I, or Bogdan the Founder ( ro, Bogdan Întemeietorul), was the first independent ruler, or voivode, of Moldavia in the 1360s. He had initially been the voivode, or head, of the Vlachs in the Voivodeship of Maramureș in the Kingdom of Hu ...

, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1359–1365), and the House of Bogdan-Muşat (''Bogdania'' was an early name for the principality of

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...

, named after Bogdan I) * Bogdan Kirizmić (fl. 1361–1371), Serbian financial manager in the service of

Vukašin Mrnjavčević Vukašin (Cyrillic script: Вукашин) is an old Slavic name of Serbian origin. It is composed from two words: Vuk (wolf) and sin (son), so it means sin vuka (son of wolf). In some places in Croatia and Bosnia it can be found as a surname. ...

(fl. 1371) *

Bogdan Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...

(fl. 1363), ''kaznac'' in the service of Emperor Uroš V *

(fl. 1407–1413), Serbian state financial manager under Despot

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...

, merchant from Prizren and donator to Kalenić monastery *

(fl. 1407), Serbian logothete in the service of Despot Stefan *

, Serbian chancellor in the service of Despot

Đurađ Branković Đurađ Branković (; sr-cyr, Ђурађ Бранковић; hu, Brankovics György; 1377 – 24 December 1456) was the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456. He was one of the last Serbian medieval rulers. He was a participant in the battle of Ank ...

(r. 1427–1456) * Bogdan II of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1449–1451) *

(fl. 1469), Bulgarian nobleman from Nikopol *

Bogdan III the One-Eyed Bogdan III the One-Eyed ( ro, Bogdan al III-lea cel Chior) or Bogdan III the Blind () (March 18, 1479 – April 20, 1517) was Voivode of Moldavia from July 2, 1504, to 1517. Family Bogdan was born in Huşi as the son of Voivode Ştefan cel Mar ...

, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1504–1517) *

Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmelnytskyi ( Ruthenian: Ѕѣнові Богданъ Хмелнiцкiи; modern ua, Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький; 6 August 1657) was a Ukrainian military commander and ...

, Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1648–1657)

Modern

Bogdan Aldea Bogdan Aurelian Aldea (born 26 April 1981) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder and currently he is a fitness coach at CFR Cluj. Playing career Bogdan Aldea was born in Târgoviște and began his career at the Romanian ...

, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Andone Bogdan Ioan Andone (born 7 January 1975) is a Romanian football manager of Cypriot club Apollon Limassol and former professional player. After spending most of his career in the Romanian first division, Andone then moved to Hungary and Cyprus. ...

, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Apostu Bogdan Radu Apostu (born 20 April 1982) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward. Apostu grew up at Corvinul Hunedoara well known football academy and played in his career for clubs such as: Corvinul Hunedoara, Oțelul Galați ...

, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Baltazar Bogdan Baltazar (22 September 1939 – 28 December 2012) was a leading Romanian banker and the first spokesman of the Romanian government following the fall of the communist regime. He was also a significant financial and banking advisor. Earl ...

, Romanian banker *

Bogdan Bălan Bogdan Bălan (born 11 February 1980 in Brăila) is a Romanian former rugby union footballer who played as prop. Balan began his rugby career playing for Brăila in his home town. He then played for Timişoara, U Cluj and Bucharest Wolves. After ...

, Romanian rugby union player *

Bogdan Bogdanović (architect) Bogdan Bogdanović (; 20 August 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Serbian and Yugoslav architect, urbanist and essayist. He taught architecture at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture, where he also served as dean. Bogdanović wrote nu ...

, Serbian architect *

Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball) Bogdan Bogdanović ( sr-cyr, Богдан Богдановић; born 18 August 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national basketba ...

, Serbian basketball player *

Bogdan Borusewicz Bogdan Michał Borusewicz (; born 11 January 1949) was the Marshal in the Polish Senate from 20 October 2005 to 11 November 2015. Borusewicz was a democratic opposition activist under the Communist regime, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) ...

, Polish politician * Bogdan Bucurică, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Buhuș, Romanian footballer * Bohdan Bułakowski, Polish race walker *

Bogdan Burtea Bogdan Burtea is a Romanian religious studies scholar and Semiticist currently based in Germany. His main interests are Mandaic, Aramaic, and Ethiopic studies. Early life and education Bogdan Burtea was born in Romania.Häberl, Charles G. (2007) ...

, Romanian scholar *

Bogdan Cistean Bogdan Iosif Cistean (born 29 December 1986) is a Romanian former football player and current Norfolk based football coach. References External links * 1986 births Living people People from Blaj Romanian footballers Association foot ...

, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Ciufulescu, Romanian wrestler * Bogdan Ciupek,

2022 missile explosion in Poland On 15 November 2022, a missile struck the territory of Poland at the village of Przewodów near the border with Ukraine. The incident occurred during an attack on Ukrainian cities and energy facilities by Russia. It was the first inciden ...

victim * Bogdan Cotolan, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Curta, Romanian folk singer *

Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu (born November 30, 1976, in Ploieşti, Prahova) is a boxer from Romania, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. ...

, Romanian boxer *

Bogdan Diklić Bogdan Diklić ( sr-Cyrl, Богдан Диклић; born 1 August 1953) is a Serbian actor. He has been active since the late 1970s and starred in over one hundred Yugoslav films and television series. Diklić made ten films with director Gora ...

, Serbian actor *

Bogdan Filov Bogdan Dimitrov Filov ( bg, Богдан Димитров Филов; 10 April 1883 – 1 February 1945) was a Bulgarian archaeologist, art historian and politician. He was prime minister of Bulgaria during World War II. During his tenure, Bulgar ...

, Bulgarian archaeologist and politician *

Bogdan Gavrilović Bogdan Gavrilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Гавриловић) (1864–1947) was a Serbian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and educator. He received his doctorate in ''sciences mathematiques'' from the University of Budapest in 18 ...

, Serbian mathematician * Bogdan Juratoni, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Lalić Bogdan Lalic (born 8 March 1964) is a Croatian chess grandmaster. He has the record of an unbeaten streak of 155 games. He was born in Yugoslavia – Zagreb in 1964. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1985, and the Grandma ...

, Croatian chess Grandmaster * Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer * Bogdan Lobonţ, Romanian footballer * Bohdan Łazuka, Polish actor * Bogdan Mandić, Croat Roman Catholic priest * Bogdan Maglich, American physicist *

Bogdan Musiał Bogdan Musiał (born 1960 in Poland) is a Polish-German historian. In 1985 he left Poland and became a political refugee in Germany, where he obtained German citizenship. In 2010 he returned to Poland and became a professor at the Cardinal Stefa ...

, Polish-German historian * Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz, Romanian politician * Bogdan Olteanu, Romanian politician * Bogdan Pătrașcu, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu ( 26 February 1838 – ) was a Romanian writer and philologist, who pioneered many branches of Romanian philology and history. Life He was born Tadeu Hâjdeu in Cristineștii Hotinului (now Kerstentsi in Chernivtsi ...

, Romanian historian, philologist and politician *

Bogdan Planić Bogdan Planić (; born 19 January 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender at Shabab Al Ahli. Club career Born in Titovo Užice, Planić started out at Zlatibor Čajetina in the Drina Zone League, before transferring ...

, Serbian footballer *

Bohdan Pomahač Bohdan Pomahač (; born 8 March 1971) is a Czech plastic surgeon. He led the team that performed the first full face transplant in United States and the third overall in the world. Biography Pomahač's parents were a chemical engineer and a scho ...

, Czech plastic surgeon * Bogdan Raczynski, Polish electronic musician *

Bogdan Stelea Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea (; born 5 December 1967) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach. Having played professionally into his 40s, he played for all three major Liga I clubs in his country's capital, an ...

, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Stoica Bogdan Cristian Stoica (born January 28, 1990) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former wushu practitioner. He is currently signed to ONE Championship. Stoica is also one-time SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, one-tim ...

, Romanian kickboxer * Bogdan Tanjević, Montenegrin basketball coach *

Bogdan Tirnanić Bogdan Tirnanić ( Serbian Cyrillic: ''Богдан Тирнанић'') (September 14, 1941 – January 16, 2009) was one of the most prominent Serbian journalists, essayists and movie critics. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia. He wrote columns ...

, Serbian journalist and essayists * Bogdan Ilić, Serbian YouTuber, rapper, gamer and entertainer *

Bohdan Tůma Bohdan Tůma (born 6 September 1967) is a Czech actor and voice actor. He is one of the most famous actors in the dubbing industry of Czech Republic, being the main voice actor for Jack Black, Jim Carrey and Denzel Washington. Biography Bohdan ...

, Czech actor and voice actor *

Bohdan Sláma Bohdan Sláma (born 29 May 1967 in Opava) is a Czech film director. He studied at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze ...

, Czech director *

Bohdan Stupka Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka ( uk, Богдан Сильвестрович Ступка; 27 August 1941 – 22 July 2012) was a popular Ukrainian actor and the minister of culture of Ukraine. He was born in Kulykiv, General Government to Ukrainian ...

, Ukrainian actor *

Bohdan Ulihrach Bohdan Ulihrach (born 23 February 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Career Ulihrach turned professional in 1993. He won his first top-level singles title in July 1995 at Prague, where he defeated Javier Sá ...

, Czech tennis player *

Bohdan Warchal Bohdan Warchal (27 January 1930 in Orlová, Czechoslovakia – 30 December 2000 in Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Slovak violinist, a member of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and founder, chief conductor and soloist of the Slovak Chamber Orc ...

, Slovak violinist and dirigent *

Bogdan Zimonjić Bogdan Zimonjić, ( sr-cyr, Богдан Зимоњић; 1813 – 21 January 1909) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Vojvoda (military commander) in two major uprisings against the Ottoman Empire in 19th-century Herzegovina: in 1852–62, an ...

, Serbian priest and military commander

Surname

The surname Bogdan is one of the most common surnames in the

Sisak-Moslavina County Sisak-Moslavina County ( hr, Sisačko-moslavačka županija) is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2021 ...

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. It may refer to: * Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian goalkeeper *

Ana Bogdan Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2007, she peaked at No. 46 in the WTA rankings in October 2022. Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January ...

, Romanian tennis player *

Angela Bogdan Angela Bogdan is a current Canadian diplomat. She was concurrently appointed High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Maldives. Bogdan joined the Foreign Affairs Canada in 1984 and has served in different postings around Europe, including the Canadi ...

, Canadian diplomat *

Christopher Bogdan Christopher Carl Bogdan is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. Previously, he was the Deputy Program Executive Of ...

, United States Air Force general *

George Bogdan George Bogdan (1859–1930) was a Romanian physician and university professor. Bogdan attended the National College in Iași, graduating in 1876. He studied medicine in France, and earned a doctorate in psychiatry there. After returning home, ...

, Romanian physician *

Goran Bogdan Goran Bogdan (born 2 October 1980) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2005. He has appeared in some American and English films and TV series such as the 2012 film ''Goltzius and the Pelican Company'', and the thir ...

, Croatian actor *

Henry Bogdan Henry Bogdan (born February 4, 1961 in Riverside, California), is an American musician. He is perhaps best known as the original bass guitarist and a founding member of the alternative metal band, Helmet. Henry Bodgan played bass for all of Hel ...

, American bassist and musician *

Jakub Bogdan Jakob Bogdani (6 May 1658 - 11 November 1724), whose names are sometimes spelt Jacob and Bogdány, was a Hungarian and British artist well known for his still life and exotic bird paintings. Biography Bogdani was born in the city of Eperjes, ...

, Slovak painter * Rareș Bogdan, Romanian politician * Srećko Bogdan, Croatian footballer * Zvonko Bogdan, Serbian composer and singer

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