Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
Finnish form of Iohannes (see John), as well as a Hungarian diminutive form.
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, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Vanja (Croatian) Ivan, Jan, Hanuš, Honza, Janek (Czech) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hans, Jannick, Jannik, John (Danish) Jan, Johan, Johannes, Han, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jantje, Jo, Joes, John, Joop (Dutch) Evan, Ian, Ivan, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Hank, Jack, Jake, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Shayne, Van (English) Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Juhan, Ants, Hannes, Jaanus, Janek (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Jean, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yannick (French) Xan, Xoán (Galician) Ivane, Joni, Ioane, Vano (Georgian) Jan, Jens, Johann, Johannes, Hannes, Hans, Hänsel, Jannis, Jo (German) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni (Greek) Yahaya (Hausa) Keoni (Hawaiian) Yochanan (Hebrew) 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) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hans, 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, Janko, Jovica, Vanja (Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Janko (Slovak) Ivan, Jan, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Ivo, Janko, Vanja (Slovene) Jan (Sorbian) Iván, Juan, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish) Jhon, Jhonny (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Janne, John, Jöns (Swedish) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan (Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan, Iwan (Welsh)
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Name Days
Finland: June 24
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Entry updated November 20, 2020