Bogdan (

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

South Slavic languages The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches (West Slavic la ...

and in Polish, Romanian and Moldovan. It is derived from the Slavic words ''

Bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and musk ...

'' (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 Theódoros ( Theodore, Theodosius) or Hebrew Matthew with the same meaning. The name is also used as a surname in Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Croatia. Bogdana is the feminine version of the name.

Variations

The

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of 'g' into 'h' (into Bohdan) occurred in the

West Slavic languages The West Slavic languages are a subdivision of the Slavic language group. They include Polish, Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Silesian, Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian. The languages have traditionally been spoken across a mostly continuous re ...

and in Ukrainian. Both Bogdan and Bohdan are used in Poland. Slavic variants include Bulgarian and

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

Božidar (Божидар) and Polish Bożydar, and diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi, Bo, Boga Boga, Boggie. The feminine form is Bogdana, with variants such as ''Bogdanka''. Names with similar meanings include Persian Khodadad, Greek Theodore, Arabic

Ataullah Ataullah ( or ) 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. The Iranian variant of the same name is ''Ataollah' ...

, Hebrew

Nathaniel Nathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Hebrew name A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. ...

, Jonathan, and Matthew, Latin Deodatus, French Dieudonné, and Sanskrit

Devadatta Devadatta was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. The accounts of his life vary greatly, but he is generally seen as an evil and divisive figure in Buddhism, who led a breakaway group in the ear ...

Name days

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

n: 6 January *

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n: 12 May * Hungarian: 2 September *

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n: 19 October * Polish: 19 March, 17 July, 10 August or 9 October *

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: 4 March

Given name

Medieval

Bogdan I of Moldavia Bogdan I, commonly known as Bogdan the Founder (), 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 Hungary. Howe ...

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

Moldavia Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...

, named after Bogdan I) * Bogdan Kirizmić (), Serbian financial manager in the service of

Vukašin Mrnjavčević Vukašin () 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. The name Vukašin can be foun ...

() *

Bogdan Bogdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the South Slavic languages and in Polish, Romanian and Moldovan. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning 'god', and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...

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

(), Serbian state financial manager under Despot

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall (), was a Serbian ruler as prince (1389–1402) and Despot (court title), despot (1402–1427). He was also a diplomat, legislat ...

, merchant from Prizren and donator to

Kalenić monastery The Kalenić Monastery () is an important Serbian Orthodox monastery near Rekovac in central Serbia. It was built by protovestiarios Bogdan in the early 15th century (1407-1413). Village of Kalenićki Prnjavor lies nearby. Painter Radoslav came ...

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 I of Moldavia, Alexander the Good, by an unknown mother. On the contra ...

, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1449–1451) * Bogdan III the One-Eyed, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1504–1517)

Sports

* Bogdan Aldea, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Andone, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Apostu, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Bălan, Romanian rugby union player * Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball), Serbian basketball player * Bogdan Bucurică, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Buhuș, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Cistean, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Ciufulescu, Romanian wrestler * Bogdan Cotolan, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Daras, Polish wrestler * Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu, Romanian boxer * Bogdan Juratoni, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Lalić, Croatian chess grandmaster * Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Macovei (handball coach), Romanian handball coach * Bogdan Macovei (luger), Romanian-Moldovan luger * Bogdan Pătrașcu, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Planić, Serbian footballer * Bogdan Stelea, Romanian footballer * Bogdan Stoica, Romanian kickboxer *

Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-Cyrl, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" () is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club became the t ...

, Montenegrin basketball coach

Other

* Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian banker * Bogdan Baranowski, Polish chemist * Bogdan Bogdanović (architect), Serbian architect * Bogdan Borusewicz, Polish politician * Bogdan Burtea, Romanian scholar * Bogdan Curta, Romanian folk singer * Bogdan Diklić, Serbian actor * Bogdan Filov, Bulgarian archaeologist and politician * Bogdan Gavrilović, Serbian mathematician * Baka Prase, born Bogdan Ilić, Serbian YouTuber, rapper, gamer and entertainer * Bogdan Istru, Moldovan poet * Leopold Mandić, born Bogdan Mandić, Croat Roman Catholic priest * Bogdan Maglich, American physicist * Bogdan Musiał, Polish-German historian * Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz, Romanian politician * Bogdan Olteanu, Romanian politician *

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 Raczynski, Polish electronic musician * Bogdan Tirnanić, Serbian journalist and essayists *

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

, Serbian priest and military commander

Surname

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

Sisak-Moslavina County Sisak-Moslavina County () 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 the 2021 census, it is inhabited by 140, ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian goalkeeper *

Ana Bogdan Ana Bogdan (born 25 November 1992) is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023. Bogdan had a successful junior career, reaching world No. 2 on 5 January 20 ...

, Romanian tennis player * Constantin Bogdan, Moldovan footballer * Christopher Bogdan, United States Air Force general * Denis Bogdan, Russian volleyball player * George Bogdan, Romanian physician * Goran Bogdan, Croatian actor * Henry Bogdan, American bassist and musician * Jakub Bogdan, Slovak painter * Małgorzata Bogdan, Polish statistician * Radu Bogdan, American philosopher * Rareș Bogdan, Romanian politician * Srećko Bogdan, Croatian footballer * Zvonko Bogdan, Serbian composer and singer

References

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