name
Bohdan
BOH-dahn
/ˈboɦdɑːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
bohdan
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Ukrainian (Ukraine); from Old Slavic bog + dan
- Meaning
- God-given; gift of God; Ukrainian equivalent of Theodore or Bogdan
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Bogdan, Bohdon
Common mispronunciations
Saying BOG-dan; Ukrainian 'h' between vowels is a voiced fricative, softer than an English 'g'
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress on the first; the 'h' in 'Boh' is a breathy Ukrainian fricative, distinct from the Russian 'g'
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