How to Say "Ivan" in Japanese

イヴァン

The Japanese way to say the male given name Ivan is イヴァン. Wiktionary also lists イワン (Iwan).

Meaning: male given name (name)

Ways to say it

“ivan” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
イヴァン
イワン	Iwan

This is a masculine given name used in Japanese.

The name can be written in two ways: イヴァン and イワン.

If you use the spelling イワン, the final syllable sounds exactly like the Japanese word for 'one' (the number 1).
The spelling イヴァン uses a small ヴ (vu) to mimic the 'v' sound, whereas the version イワン uses a standard 'w' sound. In modern Japanese, the former is often seen as more 'authentic' to the Slavic origin.
The choice between イヴァン and イワン can signal how 'Westernized' or 'academic' a text is. The version with ヴ is frequently found in literature and historical contexts regarding Russia.

はじめまして、イワンと申します。よろしくお願いします。
Nice to meet you, I am Ivan. Pleased to make your acquaintance.
あの人はアイバンだよ。すごく面白い人だから、一度会ってみたら？
That person is Ivan. They are a really interesting person, so why not meet them once?
イヴァンはとても親切な人です。
Ivan wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Ivan is a very kind person.
イヴァンに手紙を書きました。
Ivan ni tegami o kakimashita.
I wrote a letter to Ivan.

Two friends are talking about a classmate at a cafe.

美咲 Misaki

あのクラスメイトの名前、知ってる？
Ano kurasumeito no namae, shitteru?
Do you know that classmate's name?
陽太 Yota

イヴァンっていうんだよ。
Ivan tte iu n da yo.
It's Ivan.
美咲 Misaki

イヴァンさん、素敵な名前ね。
Ivan-san, suteki na namae ne.
Ivan is a lovely name.
陽太 Yota

うん、彼はとても面白いよ。
Un, kare wa totemo omoshiroi yo.
Yeah, he is very funny.

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