Meaning & History
Diminutive of Hovhannes.
Related Names
VariantHovik
Other Languages & CulturesGjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Xuan (Asturian) Ion, Jon, Ganix, Iban (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 (Croatian) Ivan, Jan, Janek (Czech) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jannick, Jannik, John (Danish) Jan, Johan, Johannes, Han, Hanne, Hannes, Jantje, Jo, Joes, John, Joop (Dutch) Evan, Ian, Ivan, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon (English) Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Juhan, Hannes, Jaanus, Janek (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Jani, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish) Jean, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Yanis (French) Xan, Xoán (Galician) Ivane, Joni, Ioane, Vano (Georgian) Jan, Jens, Johann, Johannes, Hannes, Hans, Jannis, Jo (German) 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, Giò, Giovannino, Vanni (Italian) Yo-han (Korean) Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish) Jonas (Lithuanian) Ivan, Jovan, Ivo, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo (Macedonian) Yahya, Yahaya (Malay) Ġwann (Maltese) Ean, Juan (Manx) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin (Medieval English) Jehan (Medieval French) Zuan (Medieval Italian) Hone (Māori) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jo, John, Jone (Norwegian) 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, Jovica (Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Janko (Slovak) Ivan, Jan, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko (Slovene) Jan (Sorbian) Iván, Juan, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish) Jhon (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hannes, Janne, John, Jöns (Swedish) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan (Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn, Iefan (Welsh)
Entry updated October 6, 2024