Bohdan is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the Czech, Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian languages. It is derived from the Slavic words Boh (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning 'god', and dan (Cyrillic: дан), 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 Bułakowski (born 1950), Polish race walker Bohdan Khmelnytsky (–1657), Ukrainian nobleman and military commander Bohdan Lepky (1872–1941), Ukrainian writer Bohdan Paczyński (1940–2007), Polish astronomer Bohdan Pomahač (born 1971), Czech plastic surgeon Bohdan Tůma (born 1967), Czech actor and voice actor Bohdan Sláma (born 1967), Czech film director Bohdan Stupka (1941–2012), Ukrainian actor Bohdan Ulihrach (born 1975), Czech tennis player Bohdan Warchal (1930–2000), Slovak violinist and dirigent
Surname Andriy Bohdan (born 1976), Ukrainian politician Blanka Bohdanová (1930–2021), Czech actress
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