Ivan Ivanovich

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ива́н Ива́нович (Iván Ivánovič, literally John Johnson).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈvɑːn ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ/

Noun

Ivan Ivanovich (plural Ivan Ivanoviches or Ivan Ivanovichs)

  1. An anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public.
  2. (fiction) Synonym of John Doe (an unknown person or body), giving a Russian flavour to fiction set in Russia, by using a Russian name in place of the English term.

Coordinate terms

  • John Bull
  • klyukva (stereotypes of Russia in Western pop culture)
  • Vanya (placeholder term for a stereotypical Russian man)