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) with the same meaning. The name is also used as a surname. 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 this sound change did not occur in the Polish language, either Bogdan or Bohdan may be used in Poland. Slavic variants include Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian Božidar (Божидар) and Polish Bożydar, while diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi. The feminine form is Bogdana or Bohdana, with variants such as Bogdanka. Names with similar meanings are Greek Theodore, Arabic Ataullah, Hebrew Nathaniel, Jonathan, and Matthew, Latin Deodatus, French Dieudonné and Bangla Devdutta. Name days Bulgarian: 6 January Croatian: 12 May Czech: 9 November Hungarian: 2 September Polish: 19 March, 17 July, 10 August or 9 October Slovak: 21 December Moldovian: 19 October Given name Medieval Bogdan of Hum (died 1252), Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. –1249) Bogdan II of Hum, Serbian Prince of Hum (fl. 1312) 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 (fl. 1361–1371), Serbian financial manager in the service of Vukašin Mrnjavčević (fl. 1371) Bogdan (fl. 1363), kaznac in the service of Emperor Uroš V Bogdan (fl. 1407–1413), Serbian state financial manager under Despot Stefan Lazarević, merchant from Prizren and donator to Kalenić monastery Bogdan (fl. 1407), 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 (fl. 1469), 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 Bogdanović (architect), Serbian architect Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball), Serbian basketball