Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ivanka

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
ivan-ka
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Czech.

Etymology

From Czech Ivanka (from Ivana + -ka, q.v.). Doublet of Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

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Questions

What does ivanka mean?
A female given name from Czech.
Where does ivanka come from?
It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce ivanka

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