Ivan Fyodorovich KARAMAZOV
Audio text — Ivan Fyodorovich KARAMAZOV or Vanya, Van’ka, Vanechka — Иван Федорович Карамазов или Ваня, Ванька, Ванечка
Given name — Ivan (Иван)
Diminutive variants of the name Ivan — Vanya, Van’ka, Vanechka (Ваня, Ванька, Ванечка) and others
Patronymic — Fyodorovich (Фёдорович) — the son of Fyodor (Фёдор)
Family name — Karamazov (Карамазов)
The second son of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov.
Mother — Sofya Ivanovna.
At the time of the novel's main events, he is 23-24 years old, Dostoevsky writes it differently several times.
He graduated from university with a degree in natural sciences, wrote many articles for various newspapers and magazines (mainly about street incidents), and wrote an article about the ecclesiastical court of 1864.
The name Ivan comes from Ancient Hebrew Yohanan - meaning 'God is merciful'. Among all the Karamazov family, only the middle son bears a name that etymologically derives from the Hebrew language. Fyodor Pavlovich himself separates him in the novel from himself and his other children. And not only when he forgets that Ivan and Alyosha share the same mother.
It is believed that the name Ivan is the most Russian of all names.