| [ syll. y-van, yv-an ] The boy name Yvan is pronounced ihVahN KEY. Yvan's language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in French. Yvan is a variation of the English John. See also the related form, the Russian Iwan. Yvan is a seldom used baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2007, among the group of boy names directly related to Yvan, the English John was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Yvan include the Irish Iefan, the German Ivon, and the Italian Ivano. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Yvan: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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