Persian

Noun

ایوان • ‎(eyvân)

1. (archaic) palace
2. porch
3. portico
4. balcony
5. verandah

Etymology 2

From Russian Иван ‎(Ivan).

Proper noun

ایوان • ‎(Ivân)

1. A male given name

See also

• ایوانویچ ‎(Ivânevič)
• ایوانوف ‎(Ivânof)

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004), “ʾʾywn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols