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 [ 2 syll. bog-dan, bo-gd-an ] The boy name Bogdan is pronounced as BAAGDahN KEY. Bogdan is largely used in the Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian languages, and it is derived from Slavonic and Celtic origins. From Slavonic and Celtic roots, its meaning is given by God. Derived from the elements 'bog' meaning god ; 'dan' meaning given. The name has been made known by Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1595-1657), a Ukrainian Cossack leader. The name Bogdana (Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Slavic) is the female equivalent of Bogdan. In addition, Bogdan is an Ukrainian variant of the name Donald (English and Scottish). Variants of Bogdan include the pet forms Boban (Slavic), Bodek (Polish), Bodzio (Polish), and Bohdan (Czech and Ukrainian). Bogdan is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Bogdan, Donald (English and Scottish) was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Bogdan include the name Bastien (French and Spanish) and the name Bastiaan (Dutch). KEY: English pronunciation for Bogdan: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
