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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—I

Ivan

I'van

The Russian form of John, called Juan in Spain, Giovanni in Italian.

Ivan the Terrible.
Ivan IV. of Russia, infamous for his cruelties, but a man of great energy. He first adopted the title of czar. (1529, 1533-1584.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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