Ivan Ivanovich /ɪˈvɑːn ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ/ noun2 •An anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public. •Synonym of John Doe (an unknown person or body), giving a Russian flavour to fiction set in Russia, by using a Russian name in place of the English term. formsIvan Ivanoviches · Ivan Ivanovichs