The first name Yvan

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About the first name Yvan

Meaning

The name Yvan is a Slavic form of Jean and shares the meaning “God is gracious”.

Historical origin

The name Yvan comes from Ivan, the Slavic form of Jean, itself from Hebrew Yôḥānān.

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In more recent archives, Yvan can reflect family links with Slavic or Eastern European traditions.

Pronunciation:yvaniv.ɑ̃

Frequency of the first name Yvan by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Yvan by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name YvanLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Yvan in baptisms by year.201510501895191519351955197519951895–1899 1 baptisms1900–1904 1 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1930–1934 4 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1940–1944 7 baptisms1945–1949 7 baptisms1950–1954 17 baptisms1955–1959 13 baptisms1960–1964 17 baptisms1965–1969 8 baptisms1970–1974 11 baptisms1975–1979 4 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms

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