Name «Bidan»

The name 'Bidan' is a Slavic masculine name that originates from the anthroponym 'Bida', which in turn is derived from the appellative 'bida', meaning 'misfortune'. The earliest record of the name 'Bidan' dates back to 1649, where it is noted as belonging to a Cossack of the Bratslav regiment, recorded as 'Bidan Honcharenko'. In the same year, the surname 'Bida' was also recorded — Cossack Hryts Bida, and Vasko Bida was mentioned in the Poltava regiment. Related anthroponyms with the name 'Bida' in Ukraine appear even earlier; for example, in 1408, a 'servant of ours named Bidan' is mentioned in the city of Sudomyr. However, the lexeme 'bidan' is absent from dictionaries. Taking this into account, it can be suggested that the name 'Bidan' could also have been formed from the composite Slavic name 'Bedoslav', which was already recorded in the 9th century in the territory of Slovakia.