Bogdan orBohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is aSlavic masculine name that appears in allSlavic countries as well asRomania andMoldova. It is derived from theSlavic wordsBog/Boh (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", anddan (Cyrillic: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an earlycalque from GreekTheodore (Theodotus,Theodosius) or HebrewMatthew with the same meaning.[1] The name is also used as asurname inHungary,Ukraine. Bogdana is the feminine version of the name.
Thesound change of 'g' into 'h' occurred in theUkrainian,Belarusian,Czech andSlovak languages (henceBohdan). Although the sound change did not occur inPolish, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland.
Slavic variants includeBulgarian andSerbo-CroatianBožidar (Божидар)[2] and PolishBożydar, and diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi, Bo, Boga Boga, Boggie.[citation needed] The feminine form isBogdana orBohdana, with variants such asBogdanka.
Names with similar meanings include PersianKhodadad, GreekTheodore, ArabicAtaullah, HebrewNathaniel,Jonathan, andMatthew, LatinDeodatus, FrenchDieudonné, and SanskritDevadatta.
- Bogdan of Hum (died 1252), Serbian Prince ofHum (fl. until 1249)
- Bogdan II of Hum, Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. 1312)
- Bogdan (magnate), a Macedonian magnate confused withVratko Nemanjić as a hero ofSerbian epic poetry.
- Bogdan I of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1359–1365), and theHouse of Bogdan-Muşat (Bogdania was an early name for the principality ofMoldavia, named after Bogdan I)
- Bogdan Kirizmić (fl. 1361–1371), Serbian financial manager in the service ofVukašin Mrnjavčević (fl. 1371)
- Bogdan (fl. 1363),kaznac in the service of Emperor Uroš V
- Bogdan (fl. 1407–1413), Serbian state financial manager under DespotStefan Lazarević, merchant from Prizren and donator toKalenić monastery
- Bogdan (fl. 1407), Serbian logothete in the service of Despot Stefan
- Bogdan, Serbian chancellor in the service of DespotĐurađ Branković (r. 1427–1456)
- Bogdan II of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1449–1451)
- Bogdan (fl. 1469), Bulgarian nobleman fromNikopol
- Bogdan III the One-Eyed, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1504–1517)
- Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1648–1657)
- Bogdan Aldea, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Andone, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Apostu, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian banker
- Bogdan Bălan, Romanian rugby union player
- Bogdan Baranowski, Polish chemist
- Bogdan Bogdanović (architect), Serbian architect
- Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball), Serbian basketball player
- Bogdan Borusewicz, Polish politician
- Bogdan Bucurică, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Buhuș, Romanian footballer
- Bohdan Bułakowski, Polish race walker
- Bogdan Burtea, Romanian scholar
- Bogdan Cistean, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Ciufulescu, Romanian wrestler
- Bogdan Ciupek,2022 missile explosion in Poland victim
- Bogdan Cotolan, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Curta, Romanian folk singer
- Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu, Romanian boxer
- Bogdan Diklić, Serbian actor
- Bogdan Filov, Bulgarian archaeologist and politician
- Bogdan Gavrilović, Serbian mathematician
- Bogdan Juratoni, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Lalić, Croatian chess Grandmaster
- Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer
- Bogdan Lobonţ, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Mandić, Croat Roman Catholic priest
- Bogdan Maglich, American physicist
- Bogdan Musiał, Polish-German historian
- Bogdan Niculescu-Duvăz, Romanian politician
- Bogdan Olteanu, Romanian politician
- Bohdan Paczyński, Polish astronomer
- Bogdan Pătrașcu, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Romanian historian, philologist and politician
- Bogdan Planić, Serbian footballer
- Bohdan Pomahač, Czech plastic surgeon
- Bogdan Raczynski, Polish electronic musician
- Bogdan Stelea, Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Stoica, Romanian kickboxer
- Bogdan Tanjević, Montenegrin basketball coach
- Bogdan Tirnanić, Serbian journalist and essayists
- Bogdan Ilić, Serbian YouTuber, rapper, gamer and entertainer
- Bohdan Tůma, Czech actor and voice actor
- Bohdan Sláma, Czech director
- Bohdan Stupka, Ukrainian actor
- Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech tennis player
- Bohdan Warchal, Slovak violinist and dirigent
- Bogdan Zimonjić, Serbian priest and military commander
The surname Bogdan is one of the most common surnames in theSisak-Moslavina County ofCroatia.[3]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian goalkeeper
- Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player
- Christopher Bogdan, United States Air Force general
- Denis Bogdan, Russian volleyball player
- George Bogdan, Romanian physician
- Goran Bogdan, Croatian actor
- Henry Bogdan, American bassist and musician
- Jakub Bogdan, Slovak painter
- Małgorzata Bogdan, Polish statistician
- Radu Bogdan, American philosopher
- Rareș Bogdan, Romanian politician
- Srećko Bogdan, Croatian footballer
- Zvonko Bogdan, Serbian composer and singer
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