Bogdan
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | given by God |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bohdan, Božidar, Bożydar |
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Bogdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the South Slavic languages and in Polish and Romanian. It is derived from the Slavic words Bog (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning 'god', and dan (Cyrillic: дан), meaning 'given'. The name appears to be an early calque 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.