Bohdan is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the Czech, Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian languages. It is derived from the Slavic words ' (Cyrillic: ÃÂþó), meaning 'god', and dan (Cyrillic: ôðý), meaning 'given'. The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theódoros (Theodore, Theodosius).
The name also appears as a surname (Czech and Slovak feminine: Bohdanová). Bogdan is a counterpart of the name used in the South Slavic languages and in Polish and Romanian. Bohdana is the feminine version of the given name.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Bohdan BuÃ
Âakowski (born 1950), Polish race walker
- Bohdan Khmelnytsky (âÂÂ1657), Ukrainian nobleman and military commander
- Bohdan Lepky (1872âÂÂ1941), Ukrainian writer
- Bohdan PaczyÃ
Âski (1940âÂÂ2007), Polish astronomer
- Bohdan PomahaÃÂ (born 1971), Czech plastic surgeon
- Bohdan TÃ
¯ma (born 1967), Czech actor and voice actor
- Bohdan Sláma (born 1967), Czech film director
- Bohdan Stupka (1941âÂÂ2012), Ukrainian actor
- Bohdan Ulihrach (born 1975), Czech tennis player
- Bohdan Warchal (1930âÂÂ2000), Slovak violinist and dirigent
Surname
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