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Bohdanna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bohdanna

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The baby name Bohdanna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /boɦˈdɑnna/; respelling: boh-DAH-nah.

Bohdanna is Ukrainian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Ukrainian
Pronunciation: IPA: /boɦˈdɑnna/; respelling: boh-DAH-nah

What is the meaning of the name Bohdanna ?

The baby name Bohdanna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /boɦˈdɑnna/; respelling: boh-DAH-nah.

Bohdanna is Ukrainian in Origin.

Bohdanna is the Ukrainian-influenced feminine form of a widespread Slavic theophoric name meaning “God-given.” It derives from Proto-Slavic elements bog (“god”) + dan(a) (“given”), paralleling Greek Theodora and Latin-derived Dorothea. The spelling with h reflects Ukrainian phonology (Boh-), while the double n is a modern Anglicized or diaspora variant; the standard form in Ukraine is Bohdana.

The name appears across Slavic lands since the Christianization of Eastern Europe, often chosen to mark a hoped-for or long-awaited child. Common variants include Bohdana (Ukrainian, Czech/Slovak), Bogdana (Polish, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian), and diminutives Bohdanka/Bogdanka; Polish Bogna functions as a related short form. Nicknames include Dana and Danna, with Bohda or Bo occasionally used. The masculine counterparts are Bohdan/Bogdan, famously borne by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, which helped keep the feminine in circulation.

Bohdanna is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.

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Bohdanna – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU

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People also ask about Bohdanna

Bohdanna is predominantly a girl's name.
Bohdanna is a 3 syllable name, pronounced IPA: /boɦˈdɑnna/; respelling: boh-DAH-nah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bohdana, Bogdana, Bogdanka, Bohdanka and Bohdanna (alternate transliteration).
Across languages, Bohdanna has these equivalents: Bohdan / Bogdan (male form), Bogdana (common Slavic form), Dorothy / Dorothea / Theodora (Greek: gift of God), Matthias (Hebrew: gift of God), Jonathan (Hebrew: Yahweh has given).
Bohdanna is a name of Ukrainian origin, traditionally used in Ukraine. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Ukraine and its diaspora communities.
Yes. Bohdanna is missing from every national name ranking we cover, which marks it out as exceptionally uncommon.