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Meaning & History
Diminutive of John, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne (African American) Jannie (Afrikaans) Gjon (Albanian) Yohannes (Amharic) Yahia, Yahya, Yuhanna (Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes (Armenian) Xuan (Asturian) Ion, Jon, Jone, Ganix, Iban, Juantxo (Basque) Ivan, Zhanna, Yan (Belarusian) Jehohanan, Joanna, Johanan, John (Biblical) Ioanna, Ioannes (Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yochanan (Biblical Hebrew) Iohanna, Iohannes (Biblical Latin) Yann, Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig (Breton) Ioan, Ioana, Ivan, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoan, Yoana, Ivo, Vancho, Vanyo, Yanko (Bulgarian) Joan, Joana, Jan, Jana (Catalan) Jowan (Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanna, Ghjuvanni (Corsican) Ivan, Ivana, Janko (Croatian) Ivan, Ivana, Jan, Jana, Johana, Hanuš, Honza, Janek, Janička, Janka (Czech) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jon, Hans, Jannick, Jannik, John (Danish) Jan, Jana, Janna, Johan, Johanna, Johannes, Han, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje, Jo, Joes, John, Joop (Dutch) Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Johannes, Juhan, Ants, Hannes, Jaanika, Jaanus, Janek (Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna (Faroese) Jone (Fijian) Jani, Janika, Janina, Johanna, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Janne, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish) Jean, Jeanne, Johanne, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jeannot, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yannick (French) Xan, Xoán, Xoana (Galician) Ivane, Joni, Ioane, Vano (Georgian) Jan, Jana, Janina, Jens, Johann, Johanna, Johannes, Hannes, Hans, Hänsel, Jannis, Jo (German) Gianna, Giannis, Ioanna, Ioannis, Yanna, Yannis, Yianna, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Nana, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni (Greek) Yahaya (Hausa) Keoni (Hawaiian) Yochanan (Hebrew) Iván, János, Johanna, Jancsi, Jani, Janka (Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhanna, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna, Jónína, Hannes (Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes (Indonesian) Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane, Síne, Siobhán (Irish) Giovanna, Giovanni, Ivan, Ivana, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovannino, Nino, Vanni (Italian) Yo-han (Korean) Johanna, Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman) Ivans, Jana, Janīna, Jānis, Žanis, Žanna (Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish) Hansel (Literature) Janina, Jonas (Lithuanian) Ivan, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Ivo, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo (Macedonian) Yahya, Yahaya (Malay) Ġwann (Maltese) Ean, Juan (Manx) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin (Medieval English) Jehan, Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French) Zuan (Medieval Italian) Hone (Māori) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jon, Hans, Jo, John, Jone (Norwegian) Joan (Occitan) Yahya (Persian) Jin (Picard) Iwan, Jan, Janina, Joanna, Janek, Janka, Janusz (Polish) Ivan, Joana, João, Joãozinho (Portuguese) Geovana, Geovane, Giovana, Ruan (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Yahya (Quranic) Ioan, Ioana, Ion, Ivan, Iancu, Ianis, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu (Romanian) Ioann, Ivan, Yana, Zhanna, Vanya, Yanina (Russian) Juhán (Sami) Sione (Samoan) Giuanna, Giuanne, Juanne (Sardinian) Ian, Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie (Scottish) Eòin, Iain, Seonag, Sìne (Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Ivana, Jovan, Jovana, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovica (Serbian) Ivan, Ivana, Ján, Jana, Janka, Janko (Slovak) Ivan, Ivana, Jan, Jana, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko (Slovene) Jan, Janka (Sorbian) Iván, Juan, Juana, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish) Giovana, Jhon, Johana, Jhonny (Spanish (Latin American)) Yohana (Swahili) Ivan, Jan, Janina, Janna, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johannes, Jon, Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Janne, Jannike, John, Jöns (Swedish) Sione (Tongan) Yahya (Turkish) Ivan, Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna, Yanina (Ukrainian) Djan, Djene, Djhan, Djihan (Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Shan, Siân, Siôn, Siwan, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan, Iwan, Siana, Siani (Welsh)
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Entry updated July 2, 2017