Gender Masculine
Meaning & History
Scots form of Jack. Among the English, this is a slang term for a Scotsman.
Related Names
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Other Languages & CulturesGjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Hovhannes (Armenian) Xuan (Asturian) Ion, Jon (Basque) Ivan (Belarusian) Jehohanan, Johanan, John (Biblical) Ioannes (Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan (Biblical Hebrew) Iohannes (Biblical Latin) Yann (Breton) Ioan, Ivan, Yoan (Bulgarian) Joan (Catalan) Jowan (Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni (Corsican) Ivan (Croatian) Ivan, Jan (Czech) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Danish) Jan, Johan, Johannes (Dutch) Evan, Ian, Ivan, Jack, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Jackie, Jake (English) Johano (Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Juhan (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Jani, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani (Finnish) Jean, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan (French) Xan, Xoán (Galician) Ivane, Joni (Georgian) Jan, Jens, Johann, Johannes (German) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis (Greek) Yahaya (Hausa) Keoni (Hawaiian) Yochanan (Hebrew) Iván, János (Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón (Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes (Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane (Irish) Giovanni, Ivan, Ivano (Italian) Yo-han (Korean) Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish) Jonas (Lithuanian) Ivan, Jovan (Macedonian) Yahya (Malay) Ġwann (Maltese) Ean, Juan (Manx) Hann, Jackin, Jan, Jankin, Jon (Medieval English) Jehan (Medieval French) Hone (Māori) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Norwegian) Joan (Occitan) Yahya (Persian) Jin (Picard) Iwan, Jan (Polish) Ivan, João (Portuguese) Geovane, Ruan (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Yahya (Quranic) Ioan, Ion, Ivan (Romanian) Ioann, Ivan (Russian) Juhán (Sami) Sione (Samoan) Giuanne (Sardinian) Ivan, Jovan (Serbian) Ivan, Ján (Slovak) Ivan, Jan, Janez, Žan (Slovene) Jan (Sorbian) Iván, Juan (Spanish) Jhon (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Swedish) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan (Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn (Welsh)
People think this name is
youthful informal common urban devious strong rough strange simple comedic
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Entry updated May 26, 2026