Ivana ( sr, Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic

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s of the names Joanna and John. It may also be spelled as Ivanna. In Croatia, the name Ivana was the most common feminine given name between 1970 and 1999. Variants

Iva Iva or IVA may refer to: Organizations * Independent Voters Association, a North Dakota U.S. political organization * Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi, a Danish university * Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, (Swedish: ''Kungliga Ing ...

and Ivanka are diminutives derived from Ivana. The name day is celebrated on April 4. In Croatia, the name day is celebrated on December 27. In Slovakia, the name day is celebrated on December 28. In Macedonia, the name day is celebrated on July 07 - also known as ''Ivanden''.

People named Ivana

Given name

Ivana

* Ivana (singer) (born 1969), Bulgarian pop-folk singer * Ivana Abramović (born 1983), Croatian professional tennis player * Ivana Alawi (born 1996) Filipina actress, model, YouTuber and singer * Ivana Bacik (born 1968), Czech-Irish politician * Ivana Banfić (born 1969), Croatian dancer and pop singer * Ivana Baquero (born 1994), Spanish actress *

Ivana Bojdová Ivana Bojdová is a Slovak midfielder currently playing for Unia Racibórz in the Polish Ekstraliga. She previously played for Slovan Duslo Šaľa in the Slovak First League. She has played the Champions League with both teams. She is a mem ...

(born 1985), Slovak female footballer * Ivana Brkljačić (born 1983), Croatian hammer thrower * Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874–1938), Croatian writer * Ivana Dežić (born 1994), Croatian handball player * Ivana Dlhopolčeková (born 1986), Slovak ice dancer * Ivana Dulić-Marković (born 1961), Serbian politician * Ivana Đerisilo (born 1983), Serbian volleyball player * Ivana Hong (born 1992), American gymnast * Ivana Hudziecová (born 1985), Czech figure skater * Ivana Isailović (born 1986), Serbian volleyball player * Ivana Janečková (born 1984), Czech cross country skier *

Ivana Jirešová Ivana Jirešová is a Czech television, film and stage actress. She was born 15 July 1977 in Písek, Czechoslovakia. She studied at the State Conservatory in Prague, in the department of Acting. She is in the employment of the , Liberec. She also ...

(born 1977), Czech actress * Ivana Kapitanović (born 1994), Croatian handball player * Ivana Kindl (born 1978), Croatian singer *

Ivana Kiš Ivana Kiš (born 2 March 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian composer of classical music, electronic music and music theatre. Kiš finished her bachelor composition studies with (2002), and her master studies in the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with ...

(born 1979), Croatian composer *

Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca (20 December 1861 – 4 December 1926) is the most prominent Slovenes, Slovene female Painting, painter and a key figure of Slovene cultural identity. She was a Realism (arts), realist painter who studied and worked in Vienna, Munich ...

(1861–1926), Slovenian realist painter *

Ivana Kubešová Ivana Kubešová (née Kleinová, then Walterová; born 26 May 1962 in Šumperk) is a retired middle distance runner who represented Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. She won three medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a ...

(born 1962), Czech athlete * Ivana Lie (b. 1960), Indonesian badminton player *

Ivana Lisjak Ivana Lisjak (Croatian pronunciation: �ʋana lǐsjaːk born March 17, 1987) is a former tennis player from Croatia. She turned professional at the age of 14, peaked at No. 95 on the WTA rankings The WTA rankings are the ratings defined by the ...

(born 1987), Croatian professional tennis player *

Ivana Lovrić Ivana Lovrić (born 1 September 1984) is a retired Croatian team handball player. She was played in the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil and ...

(born 1984), Croatian handball player *

Ivana Loudová Ivana Loudová (8 March 1941 – 25 July 2017
) was a Czech composer. L ...

(1941–2017), Czech composer *

Ivana Luković Ivana Luković (born 18 July 1992) is a volleyball player from Serbia, playing an opposite. She was a member of the Senior National Team of Serbia in 2013. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukovic, Ivana 1992 births Living people Serbian women's ...

(born 1992), Serbian volleyball player * Ivana Maksimović (born 1990), Serbian sport shooter *

Ivana Maletić Ivana Maletić (born 12 October 1973) is a Croatian Democratic Union politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2013 until 2019. Education and early career Maletić is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Univ ...

(born 1973), Croatian politician *

Ivana Matović Ivana Matović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивана Матовић, born 11 September 1983) is a former Serbian female basketball player. She is 197 cm and plays center position. She also played for Vojvodina, Usk Blex, MKB Euroleasing Sopron, WB ...

(born 1983), Serbian basketball player * Ivana Miličević (born 1974), American actress *

Ivana Miloš Ivana Miloš Prokopić (born 7 March 1986 in Rijeka) is a Croatian volleyball player. She is a member of the Croatia women's national volleyball team and played for AGIL Novara in 2014. She was part of the Croatian national team at the 2014 FIVB ...

(born 1986), Croatian volleyball player * Ivana Mišura (born 1989), Croatian model *

Ivana Nešović Ivana Nešović ( sr-cyr, Ивана Нешовић; born 23 July 1988) is a volleyball player from Serbia, playing as an opposite for South Korean club Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass and the Serbia women's national volleyball team. Career Her ...

(born 1988), Serbian volleyball player * Ivana Peters (born 1974), Serbian singer *

Ivana Reitmayerová Ivana Reitmayerová (born 4 May 1992) is a Slovak former competitive figure skater. She is the 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, 2008 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time (2009, 2010) Slovak national champion. She competed at the ...

(born 1992), Slovak figure skater * Ivana Santilli, Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist * Ivana Selakov (born 1978), Serbian singer * Ivana Spagna (born 1954), Italian singer and songwriter * Ivana Španović (born 1990), Serbian long-jumper * Ivana Tipton, London Tipton's Dog *

Ivana Tomljenović-Meller Ivana Tomljenović-Meller (1906 – 1988), born Ivana Tomljenović, was a graphic designer and art teacher from Zagreb who attended the Bauhaus art school in Germany.

(1906–1988), Croatian graphic designer, photographer and art teacher. * Ivana Trump (1949–2022), Czech-American socialite, fashion model, and athlete * Ivanka Trump, (born 1981 as Ivana Trump), American businesswoman, fashion designer, author, and reality television personality. Daughter of Ivana and Donald Trump. *

Ivana Večeřová Ivana Večeřová (born 30 March 1979 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional female basketball player. She is a center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (a ...

(born 1979), Czech basketball player * Ivana Wong (born 1979), Hong Kong cantopop singer

Ivanna

* Ivanna Borovychenko (born 1990) Ukrainian cyclist * Ivanna S. Pankin (born 1989) U.S. roller derby skater *

Ivanna Israilova Ivanna Israilova (russian: Иванна Исраилова; born 4 February 1986) is an Uzbekistani-born Russian retired tennis player. In her career, Israilova won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 June 2004, she reached her ...

(born 1986) Russian-Uzbek tennis player * Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze (born 1972) Ukrainian politician * Ivanna Madruga (born 1971) Argentine tennis player * Ivanna Sakhno (born 1997) Ukrainian actress * Ivanna Vale (born 1992) Venezuelan model

Ivanka

* Ivanka Bonova (born 1949) Bulgarian sprinter * Ivanka Khristova (born 1941) Bulgarian shot-putter *

Ivanka Koleva Ivanka Koleva ( bg, Иванка Колева) (born 9 December 1968) is a Paralympian track and field athlete from Bulgaria competing mainly in throwing events in the T57 classification. Koleva has represented Bulgaria at four Summer Paralympi ...

(born 1968) Bulgarian Paralympian *

Ivanka Matić Ivanka Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иванка Матић; born 29 May 1979 in Vlasenica, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player. She plays as a Center (basketball), center for the Ta ...

(born 1979) Serbian basketball player *

Ivanka Moralieva Ivanka Moralieva ( bg, Иванка Моралиева; born 15 October 1983) is a Bulgarian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events and open water marathon. Since 2001, she holds a Bulgarian record in the 1500 m freesty ...

(born 1983) Bulgarian swimmer * Ivanka Muerova, Bulgarian sprint canoer *

Ivanka Ninova Ivanka Ninova ( bg, Иванка Нинова) is a Bulgarian mezzo-soprano opera singer born in Vidin. Education She began her musical education at a music school and later at the Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music in Sofia. Career ...

, Bulgarian opera singer *

Ivanka Petrova Ivanka Petrova-Stoycheva ( bg, Иванка Петрова-Стойчева; February 3, 1951 in Pernik – February 18, 2007) is a retired track and field shot putter from Bulgaria, best known for competing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, ...

(born 1951) Bulgarian shot-putter *

Ivanka Raspopović Ivanka Raspopović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иванка Распоповић; 1930–2015) was a Serbian Modernist architect known for designing Belgrade's "Museum of Contemporary Art" and Kragujevac's " 21 October Museum". Career In 1954, Raspopov ...

(born 1930), Serbian architect * Ivana "Ivanka" Trump (born 1981), daughter of Donald Trump *

Ivanka Valkova Ivanka Valkova (born 28 October 1949) is a Bulgarian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

(born 1949) Bulgarian sprinter * Ivanka Vancheva (born 1953) Bulgarian javelin thrower *

Ivanka Venkova Ivanka Venkova (born 3 November 1952) is a Bulgarian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly know ...

(born 1952) Bulgarian sprinter

Iva

Surname

* Milan Ivana, Slovak footballer * Mária Ivánka (born 1950), Hungarian chess player

Other uses

* Ivanka (horse) (born 1990) racehorse * Ivana Baiul, fictional character in the comic books ''DV8'' and ''Gen¹³''

References

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