Indonesia and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The name "Indonesia" derives from the Greek name of the "Indos" (Ἰνδός) and the word "nesos" (νῆσος), meaning "Indian islands". The name dates to the 18th century, far predating the formation of independent Indonesia. In 1850, George Windsor Earl, an English ethnologist, proposed the terms "Indunesians"—and, his preference, "Malayunesians"—for the inhabitants of the "Indian Archipelago or Malayan Archipelago". In the same publication, one of his students, James Richardson Logan, used "Indonesia" as a synonym for "Indian Archipelago". However, Dutch academics writing in East Indies publications were reluctant to use "Indonesia"; they preferred "Malay Archipelago" ("Maleische
Ivan (name) It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name "Johannes", corresponding to English "John". This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek "" ("Iōánnēs") rather than from the Latin "Io(h)annes". The Greek name is in turn derived from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן ("Yôḥānān"), meaning "YHWH (God) is gracious". The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן (), short for יהוחנן (), meaning "God is merciful". Common patronymics derived from the name are Ivanović (Serbo-Croatian), Ivanov (Russian and Bulgarian), and Ivanovich (Russian, used as middle name), corresponding to "Ivan's son". The name is common among Russians, Ukrainians,