Bohdan is a
Slavic masculine name that appears in the
Czech,
Polish,
Slovak and
Ukrainian languages. It is derived from the
Slavic words ''
Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning '
god
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', and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: дан), meaning 'given'.
The name appears to be an early
calque
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from Greek Theódoros (
Theodore,
Theodosius).
The name also appears as a surname (Czech and Slovak feminine: Bohdanová).
Bogdan is a counterpart of the name used in the
South Slavic languages
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and in Polish,
Romanian and
Moldovan. Bohdana is the feminine version of the given name.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Bohdan Bułakowski (born 1950), Polish race walker
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Bohdan Khmelnytsky (–1657), Ruthenian nobleman and military commander
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Bohdan Lepky (1872–1941), Ukrainian writer
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Bohdan Paczyński (1940–2007), Polish astronomer
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Bohdan Pomahač (born 1971), Czech plastic surgeon
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Bohdan Tůma (born 1967), Czech actor and voice actor
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Bohdan Sláma (born 1967), Czech film director
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Bohdan Stupka (1941–2012), Ukrainian actor
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Bohdan Ulihrach (born 1975), Czech tennis player
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Bohdan Warchal (1930–2000), Slovak violinist and dirigent
Surname
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Blanka Bohdanová (1930–2021), Czech actress
References
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Slavic masculine given names
Czech masculine given names
Polish masculine given names
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Ukrainian masculine given names
Czech-language surnames