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

Slavic countries Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...

as well as

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

and

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...

. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/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 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,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * 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 Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

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 wor ...

(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, and Matthew, 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 Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: 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 Hum may refer to: Science * Hum (sound), a sound produced with closed lips, or by insects, or other periodic motion * Mains hum, an electric or electromagnetic phenomenon * The Hum, an acoustic phenomenon * Venous hum, a physiological sensation ...

(fl. –1249) * Bogdan II of Hum, Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. 1312) * Bogdan (magnate), a Macedonian magnate confused with Vratko Nemanjić 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 Hun ...

, 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 alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...

, 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 (fl. 1363), ''kaznac'' in the service of Emperor Uroš V * Bogdan (fl. 1407–1413), Serbian state financial manager under Despot Stefan Lazarević, merchant from Prizren and donator to

Kalenić monastery Kalenić may refer to: * Kalenić (Belgrade), an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia ** Kalenić market Kalenić may refer to: * Kalenić (Belgrade), an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia ** Kalenić market, one of major open markets in ...

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

(r. 1427–1456) *

Bogdan II of Moldavia Bogdan II (1409 – 17 October 1451) was a prince of Moldavia from October 12, 1449 to October 17, 1451. Family According to some historians, he was the bastard of Alexander the Good, by an unknown mother. On the contrary, according to the other ...

, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1449–1451) * Bogdan (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, Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1648–1657)

Modern

* Bogdan Aldea, 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. Earl ...

, Romanian banker * Bogdan Bălan, 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), Serbian basketball player * Bogdan Borusewicz, Polish politician * Bogdan Bucurică, Romanian footballer *

Bogdan Buhuș Bogdan Constantin Buhuş (born 30 October 1979) is a retired Romanian football defender. He is mostly known for his five-year spell at Vaslui, where he activated as team captain until his departure. Buhuş held the record for most appearances f ...

, 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, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Ciufulescu, Romanian wrestler * Bogdan Ciupek, 2022 missile explosion in Poland victim * Bogdan Cotolan, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Curta, Romanian folk singer * Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu, 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, 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, Croatian chess Grandmaster *

Bohdan Lepky Bohdan Teodor Nestor Lepky, ( uk, Богдан Теодор Нестор Лепкий, November 9, 1872, Krehulets, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary – July 21, 1941, Kraków, General Government, Nazi Germany) was a Ukrain ...

, Ukrainian writer * Bogdan Lobonţ, Romanian footballer * Bohdan Łazuka, Polish actor * Bogdan Mandić, Croat Roman Catholic priest *

Bogdan Maglich Bogdan Castle Maglich (also spelled Maglic or Maglić) (August 5, 1928, Sombor, Yugoslavia – November 25, 2017, Newport Beach, California, US) was a Serbian experimental nuclear physicist and the leading advocate of a purported non-radioactive ...

, 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 Stef ...

, 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, Serbian footballer * Bohdan Pomahač, Czech plastic surgeon *

Bogdan Raczynski Bogdan Raczynski (born 1977) is a Polish-American electronic musician. Associated with the intelligent dance music (IDM) movement, Raczynski's work draws inspiration from the chaotic breakbeats of jungle and hardcore rave as well as traditio ...

, 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, Romanian kickboxer *

Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...

, Montenegrin basketball coach * Bogdan Tirnanić, 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 Bohda ...

, Czech actor and voice actor * Bohdan Sláma, 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, 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 Ádám Bogdán (; born 27 September 1987) is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Hungarian club Ferencváros. Bogdán began his career in Hungary at Vasas before spending time on loan at Vecsés. In 2007, he mo ...

, 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 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, Slovak painter *

Rareș Bogdan Rareș Bogdan (born 17 September 1974 in Ocna Mureș, Alba County, Romania) is a Romanian politician who has been a PNL member of the European Parliament for Romania since 2019. He was the leader of the National Liberal Party's electoral list ...

, Romanian politician *

Srećko Bogdan Srećko Bogdan (born 5 January 1957) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played a defender. He is now a youth coach in NK Inter Zaprešić. Club career Bogdan was born in Mursko Središće, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia. He started his ...

, Croatian footballer *

Zvonko Bogdan Zvonimir "Zvonko" Bogdan ( sr-cyr, Звонимир "Звонко" Богдан; born 5 January 1942) is a Serbian Bunjevac performer of traditional folk songs of Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Romania. He is also a composer, wine producer and har ...

, Serbian composer and singer

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