Bogdan

Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words Bog/Boh (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and dan (Cyrillic: дан), meaning "given". The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theodore (Theodotus, Theodosius) or Hebrew Matthew with the same meaning. The name is also used as a surname in Hungary. Bogdana is the feminine version of the name.

Variations
The sound change of 'g' into 'h' occurred in the Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech and Slovak languages (hence Bohdan). Although the sound change did not occur in Polish, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland.

Slavic variants include Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian Božidar (Божидар) and Polish Bożydar, and diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi, Bo, Boga Boga, Boggie. The feminine form is Bogdana or Bohdana, with variants such as Bogdanka.

Names with similar meanings include Persian Khodadad, Greek Theodore, Arabic Ataullah, Hebrew Nathaniel, Jonathan, and Matthew, Latin Deodatus, French Dieudonné, and Sanskrit Devdutta.

Name days

 * Bulgarian: 6 January
 * Croatian: 12 May
 * Czech: 9 November
 * Hungarian: 2 September
 * Moldovian: 19 October
 * Polish: 19 March, 17 July, 10 August or 9 October
 * Slovak: 21 December
 * Orthodox Christianity: 4 March

Medieval

 * Bogdan of Hum (died 1252), Serbian Prince of Hum
 * Bogdan II of Hum, Serbian Prince of Hum
 * Bogdan (magnate), a Macedonian magnate confused with Vratko Nemanjić as a hero of Serbian epic poetry.
 * Bogdan I of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1359–1365), and the House of Bogdan-Muşat (Bogdania was an early name for the principality of Moldavia, named after Bogdan I)
 * Bogdan Kirizmić, Serbian financial manager in the service of Vukašin Mrnjavčević
 * Bogdan, kaznac in the service of Emperor Uroš V
 * Bogdan, Serbian state financial manager under Despot Stefan Lazarević, merchant from Prizren and donator to Kalenić monastery
 * Bogdan, Serbian logothete in the service of Despot Stefan
 * Bogdan, Serbian chancellor in the service of Despot Đurađ Branković (r. 1427–1456)
 * Bogdan II of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1449–1451)
 * Bogdan, Bulgarian nobleman from Nikopol
 * Bogdan III the One-Eyed, Voivode of Moldavia (r. 1504–1517)
 * Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1648–1657)

Modern

 * 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

Surname
The surname Bogdan is one of the most common surnames in the Sisak-Moslavina County of Croatia. Notable people with the surname include:
 * Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian goalkeeper
 * Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player
 * Andrea Bogdani, (1600–1683) was an Ottoman scholar of Albanian origin and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Christopher Bogdan, United States Air Force general
 * Denis Bogdan, Russian volleyball player
 * Erjon Bogdani, (14 April 1977) an Albanian professional football coach and former player
 * Gerti Bogdani (born 7 July 1980) is a former member of the Albanian parliament for the Democratic Party of Albania, and one of Albania's youngest-ever mayors at the time of his election. He was also the chairman of the International Young Democrat Union.
 * George Bogdan, Romanian physician
 * Goran Bogdan, Croatian actor
 * Henry Bogdan, American bassist and musician
 * Jakub Bogdan, Slovak painter
 * Llukë Bogdani, (16?? - 1687) was an Ottoman poet of Albanian origin.
 * Małgorzata Bogdan, Polish statistician
 * Pjetër Bogdani, (1627 – 6 December 1689) He organized a resistance against the Ottomans and a pro-Austrian movement in Kosovo in 1689 . He was the most original writer of early literature in Albania.
 * Radu Bogdan, American philosopher
 * Rareș Bogdan, Romanian politician
 * Srećko Bogdan, Croatian footballer
 * Zvonko Bogdan, Serbian composer and singer