Bohdan (name)
Bohdan is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the Czech, Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian languages. It is derived from the Slavic words Boh, meaning 'god', and dan, meaning 'given'. The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theódoros.
The name also appears as a surname. 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, Polish race walker
- Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian nobleman and military commander
- Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer
- Bohdan Paczyński, Polish astronomer
- Bohdan Pomahač, Czech plastic surgeon
- Bohdan Tůma, Czech actor and voice actor
- Bohdan Sláma, Czech film director
- Bohdan Stupka, Ukrainian actor
- Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech tennis player
- Bohdan Warchal, Slovak violinist and dirigent
Surname
- Blanka Bohdanová, Czech actress