Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
German short form of Johannes, now used independently. This name has been very common in German-speaking areas of Europe since the late Middle Ages [1] . From an early period it was transmitted to the Low Countries and Scandinavia. Two famous bearers were Hans Holbein (1497-1543), a German portrait painter, and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a Danish writer of fairy tales.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesJannie (Afrikaans) Gjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes (Armenian) Xuan (Asturian) Ion, Jon, Ganix, Iban, Juantxo (Basque) Ivan, Yan (Belarusian) Jehohanan, Johanan, John (Biblical) Ioannes (Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan (Biblical Hebrew) Iohannes (Biblical Latin) Yann, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig (Breton) Ioan, Ivan, Yoan, Ivo, Vancho, Vanyo, Yanko (Bulgarian) Joan, Jan (Catalan) Jowan (Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni (Corsican) Ivan, Janko (Croatian) Honza, Ivan, Jan, Hanuš, Janek (Czech) Evan, Ian, Ivan, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Hank, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Shayne (English) Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto) Ants, Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Juhan, Hannes, Jaanus, Janek (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Jani, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Janne, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish) Jean, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yannick (French) Xan, Xoán (Galician) Ivane, Joni, Ioane, Vano (Georgian) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni (Greek) Yahaya (Hausa) Keoni (Hawaiian) Yochanan (Hebrew) Iván, János, Jancsi, Jani (Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón, Hannes (Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes (Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane (Irish) Giovanni, Ivan, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovannino, Nino, Vanni (Italian) Yo-han (Korean) Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish) Hansel (Literature) Jonas (Lithuanian) Ivan, Jovan, Ivo, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo (Macedonian) Yahya, Yahaya (Malay) Ġwann (Maltese) Ean, Juan (Manx) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin (Medieval English) Jehan (Medieval French) Zuan (Medieval Italian) Hone (Māori) Joan (Occitan) Yahya (Persian) Jin (Picard) Iwan, Jan, Janek, Janusz (Polish) Ivan, João, Joãozinho (Portuguese) Geovane, Ruan (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Yahya (Quranic) Ioan, Ion, Ivan, Iancu, Ianis, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu (Romanian) Ioann, Ivan, Vanya (Russian) Juhán (Sami) Sione (Samoan) Giuanne, Juanne (Sardinian) Ian (Scottish) Eòin, Iain (Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Jovan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovica (Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Janko (Slovak) Ivan, Jan, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko (Slovene) Jan (Sorbian) Iván, Juan, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish) Jhon, Jhonny (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan (Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan, Iwan (Welsh)
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Self portrait of Hans Holbein (1543)Self portrait of Hans Holbein (1543)
Sources & References
- Kohlheim, Rosa and Volker Kohlheim. Duden Lexikon der Vornamen. Mannheim, 2007, page 172.
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