Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name

Etymologies

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Slavic, originally a calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος ("Theodore; literally 'gift of God'")

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Examples

  • Bozo Ivanovic, a retired London ship broker, famed fisherman and owner of four Bogdans, sums it simply: "Finally getting your Bogdan is an event."

    Forbes.com: News Monte Burke 2011

  • "Bogdan," Tamas began to say, with a strong feeling of misgiving about this road, but Bogdan set his horse to overtake Karoly's, saying something about keeping Karoly from breaking his neck; master Nikolai did the same, and the rest of them followed.

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

  • "Bogdan," Tamas began to say, with a strong feeling of misgiving about this road, but Bogdan set his horse to overtake Karoly's, saying something about keeping Karoly from breaking his neck; master Nikolai did the same, and the rest of them followed.

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

  • In the months before 9/11, Federal Air Marshal Bogdan Dzakovic led a Federal Aviation Administration's "Red Team" tasked with determining how easy it would be to penetrate airport security for hijackings.

    Coleen Rowley: Could WikiLeaks Have Helped Thwart 9/11? Coleen Rowley 2010

  • Bogdan Dzakovic began his career in 1987 working as a Special Agent for the Security Division of the Federal Aviation Administration.

    Coleen Rowley: Could WikiLeaks Have Helped Thwart 9/11? Coleen Rowley 2010

  • "It has been a grand ride for me, and tonight is the high point," said Wilson, who paid tribute to his daughter, Linda Bogdan, who died last spring.

    Smith, Wilson bring Bills flavor to emotional Hall ceremony 2009

  • Bogdan Cristel/Reuters HOLDING OUT: Cristina Anghel, 51, sat in a hospital bed in Bucharest Monday, the 54th day of her hunger strike against the government's failure to give teaching staff a 50% raise.

    Photos of the Day: Oct. 18 2010

  • Bogdan Dzakovic began his career in 1987 working as a Special Agent for the Security Division of the Federal Aviation Administration.

    Coleen Rowley: Could WikiLeaks Have Helped Thwart 9/11? Coleen Rowley 2010

  • Bogdan Dzakovic and I co-wrote an op-ed "WikiLeaks and 9/11: What if?" for the Los Angeles Times that was published one week ago and that got a number of people thinking about the issue of governmental secrecy.

    Coleen Rowley: Could WikiLeaks Have Helped Thwart 9/11? Coleen Rowley 2010

  • Bogdan Dzakovic and I co-wrote an op-ed "WikiLeaks and 9/11: What if?" for the Los Angeles Times that was published one week ago and that got a number of people thinking about the issue of governmental secrecy.

    Coleen Rowley: Could WikiLeaks Have Helped Thwart 9/11? Coleen Rowley 2010

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