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Bogdan m

Polish and Ukrainian: from an old Slavonic personal name composed of the elements bog god + dan gift. It is therefore semantically equivalent to THEODORE (SEE Theodor) and DOROTHY (SEE Dorothy) as well as to MATTHEW (SEE Matthew), NATHANIEL (SEE Nathaniel), and JONATHAN (SEE Jonathan).

Pet forms: Polish: Bodek, Bodzio.

Feminine forms: Polish: Bogdana, Bogna, Dana. Czech: Bohdana. Ukrainian: Bohdanna. Yiddish: Badane.