Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name Yehoḥanan, an extended form of Yoḥanan (see John). It is borne by a few minor characters in the English Old Testament.
Related Names
VariantJohanan
Other Languages & CulturesGjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes (Armenian) Xuan (Asturian) Ion, Jon, Ganix, Iban (Basque) Ivan, Yan (Belarusian) 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