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| Gender | male |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | given by God |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Božidar, Bożydar |
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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: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theodore (Theodotus, Theodosius) or Hebrew Matthew with the same meaning.[1] The name is also used as a surname in Hungary. Bogdana is the feminine version of the name.
- ^ Unbegaun, B.O. (1972). Russian surnames. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198156359.[page needed]