Bogdan or Bohdan ( Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all

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as well as

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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 Theodosius ( Latinized from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", Theodosios, "given by god") is a given name. It may take the form Teodósio, Teodosie, Teodosije etc. Theodosia is a feminine version of the name. Emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium ...

) 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 Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

, Czech 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 wo ...

(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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Jonathan Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

, and

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

, Latin Deodatus, French Dieudonné and Bangla Devdutta.

Name days

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n: 6 January *

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n: 12 May * Czech: 9 November * Hungarian: 2 September *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: 19 March, 17 July, 10 August or 9 October * Slovak: 21 December * Moldovian: 19 October

Given name

Medieval

Bogdan 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'' (Cyrilli ...

(died 1252), Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. –1249) * Bogdan II of Hum, 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 Princess Milica of Serbia, Milica. Serbian epic poetry identifies him with Yug Bogdan ("South Bogdan") or Ljutica Bogdan ("Irate Bogdan"), a mythical hero in t ...

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 ...

, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1359–1365), and the

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(''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 Centra ...

, named after Bogdan I) *

Bogdan Kirizmić Bogdan Kirizmić ( sr-cyr, Богдан Киризмић; 1358–71), was a Serbian nobleman, merchant from Prizren, ''protovestijar'' (financial manager) in the service of King Vukašin Mrnjavčević, Vukašin (co-ruled Serbia 1365–71, alongs ...

(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 Kalenić may refer to: * Kalenić (Belgrade), an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia ** Kalenić market, one of major open markets in Belgrade, Serbia * Kalenić (Ub), a village near Ub in Central Serbia * Kalenićki Prnjavor, a village near ...

(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, 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 Romania ...

, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Andone, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Apostu, 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. Ear ...

, 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), 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, Polish politician *

Bogdan Bucurică Bogdan Bucurica (born 11 February 1986) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defender for CSU Alba Iulia.

, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Buhuș, Romanian footballer * Bohdan Bułakowski, Polish race walker * Bogdan Burtea, Romanian scholar * Bogdan Cistean, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Ciufulescu, Romanian wrestler *

Bogdan Ciupek 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: ...

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 incident ...

victim *

Bogdan Cotolan Bogdan Viorel Cotolan (born 4 November 1981 in Targoviste, Romania) is a Romanian football player. Cotolan made his professional debut with Gloria Buzău in the Romanian second league. During the winter of 2005–06 he was tested by CFR Cluj ...

, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Curta Bogdan Curta (born 13 September 1982 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a Romanian folk singer-songwriter, poet and radio host. Biography Bogdan Curta began his musical career at the age of 13, since when he participated at numerous concerts, TV and r ...

, 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, Finlan ...

, Romanian boxer * Bogdan Diklić, Serbian actor * Bogdan Filov, Bulgarian archaeologist and politician * Bogdan Gavrilović, Serbian mathematician *

Bogdan Juratoni Bogdan Andrei Juratoni (born June 17, 1990 in Deva) is a Romanian boxer. Juratoni won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London ...

, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Lalić, Croatian chess Grandmaster * Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer * Bogdan Lobonţ, Romanian footballer *

Bohdan Łazuka Bohdan may refer to: * Bohdan, a Slavic masculine name, a variant spelling of Bogdan (which includes a list of people named Bohdan as well as Bogdan) * Bohdan, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a village in Poland * Bohdan (bus) Bogdan ( uk, Богда ...

, Polish actor * Bogdan Mandić, Croat Roman Catholic priest * Bogdan Maglich, American physicist * Bogdan Musiał, Polish-German historian *

Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz (; December 14, 1949 – November 16, 2019) was a Romanian politician and architect. A member and twice minister of the Democratic Party (PD), he joined the Social Democratic Party in 2003, and was again a minister in 2004. ...

, Romanian politician * Bogdan Olteanu, Romanian politician *

Bogdan Pătrașcu Bogdan Aurelian Pătrașcu (born 7 May 1979) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career He started his career at Sportul Studențesc București, from where he was transferred to the Bulgarian club Litex Love ...

, 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 O ...

, 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 t ...

, Serbian footballer * Bohdan Pomahač, Czech plastic surgeon * Bogdan Raczynski, Polish electronic musician * Bogdan Stelea, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Stoica, 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, Czech actor and voice actor * Bohdan Sláma, Czech director * Bohdan Stupka, Ukrainian actor * Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech tennis player * Bohdan Warchal, Slovak violinist and dirigent * Bogdan Zimonjić, 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 c ...

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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, Canadian diplomat * Christopher Bogdan, United States Air Force general * George Bogdan, Romanian physician * Goran Bogdan, Croatian actor * Henry Bogdan, American bassist and musician * Jakub Bogdan, Slovak painter * Rareș Bogdan, Romanian politician * Srećko Bogdan, Croatian footballer * Zvonko Bogdan, Serbian composer and singer

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