Meaning & History
Modern Greek variant of Ioannes (see John).
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesJannie (Afrikaans) Gjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes (Armenian) Xuan (Asturian) Ganix, Iban, Ion, Jon, Juantxo (Basque) Ivan, Yan (Belarusian) Jehohanan, Johanan, John (Biblical) Ioannes (Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan (Biblical Hebrew) Iohannes (Biblical Latin) Yanick, Yann, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig (Breton) Ioan, Ivan, Ivo, Vancho, Vanyo, Yanko, Yoan (Bulgarian) Jan, Joan (Catalan) Jowan (Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni (Corsican) Ivan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Vanja (Croatian) Hanuš, Honza, Ivan, Jan, Janek (Czech) Hans, Ivan, Jan, Jannick, Jannik, Jens, Johan, Johannes, John, Jon (Danish) Han, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jan, Jantje, Jo, Joes, Johan, Johannes, John, Joop (Dutch) Evan, Hank, Ian, Ivan, John, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shayne, Shon, Van (English) Joĉjo, Johano (Esperanto) Ants, Hannes, Ivan, Jaan, Jaanus, Janek, Johannes, Juhan (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Hannes, Hannu, Jani, Janne, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juha, Juhana, Juhani, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish) Yanis, Jean, Jeannot, Yan, Yanick, Yann, Yannick, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan (French) Xan, Xoán (Galician) Ioane, Ivane, Joni, Vano (Georgian) Jannis, Hannes, Hans, Hänsel, Jan, Jens, Jo, Johann, Johannes (German) Yahaya (Hausa) Keoni (Hawaiian) Yochanan (Hebrew) Iván, Jancsi, Jani, János (Hungarian) Hannes, Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón (Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes (Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane (Irish) Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovanni, Giovannino, Ivan, Ivano, Nino, Vanni (Italian) Yo-han (Korean) Joannes, Johannes (Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish) Hansel (Literature) Jonas (Lithuanian) Ivan, Ivo, Jovan, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo (Macedonian) Yahya, Yahaya (Malay) Ġwann (Maltese) Ean, Juan (Manx) Hankin, Hann, Jackin, Jan, Jankin, Jon (Medieval English) Jehan (Medieval French) Zuan (Medieval Italian) Hone (Māori) Hans, Ivan, Jan, Jens, Jo, Johan, Johannes, John, Jon, Jone (Norwegian) Joan (Occitan) Yahya (Persian) Jin (Picard) Iwan, Jan, Janek, Janusz (Polish) Ivan, João, Joãozinho (Portuguese) Geovane, Ruan (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Yahya (Quranic) Iancu, Ianis, Ioan, Ion, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Ivan, Nelu (Romanian) Ioann, Ivan, Vanya (Russian) Juhán (Sami) Sione (Samoan) Giuanne, Juanne (Sardinian) Ian (Scottish) Eòin, Iain (Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovan, Jovica, Vanja (Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Janko (Slovak) Anže, Anžej, Ivan, Ivo, Jan, Janez, Janko, Vanja, Žan (Slovene) Jan (Sorbian) Ibán, Iván, Juan, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish) Jhon, Jhonny (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Ivan, Jan, Janne, Jens, Johan, Johannes, John, Jon, Jöns (Swedish) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan (Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Ianto, Iefan, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Iwan, Siôn (Welsh)
Entry updated May 29, 2020