| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | Yahweh is gracious |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Info about origin, male: | popular because of Saint John, the apostle and evangelist, and Saint John the Baptist |
| | very popular through the ages and in many countries |
| | until now there were 23 popes with the name John |
| Words: | yahweh = (the name of God) (name of the one God according to the Old Testament) Hebrew |
| | chanan = to be gracious Hebrew |
| Topics: | 12 Apostles, Interesting, New Testament, Popes |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Sean Ireland 2003, 1:Jón Iceland 2003 to 2007, 1:Hans Greenland 2011, 1:Jens Denmark 2005, 1:Jan Warsaw 2016, 1:John England+Wales 1944, 1:Jack England+Wales 1998, 1:Jean France 2011, 1:Juan Buenos Aires 2012, 1:João Portugal 2018 |
| Somehow related to: | Jahwe |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Hanna, Hanne, Hanni, Hansine, Jana, Janette, Janin, Janina, Janine, Janna, Janne, Jannine, Jantje, Jenna, Jenny, Jo, Johanna, Jolina, Joline | Django, Hannes, Hanno, Hans, Hennes, Jan, Jandel, Jann, Jannes, Jannis, Janosch, Jens, Jo, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Yan, Yann |
| Spanish | Juana, Juanita, Yanet | Giovani, Iván, Jhon, Juan, Juanito |
| French | Janine, Jannine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannice, Jeannine, Johanne | Janic, Janick, Janik, Jannic, Jannick, Jannik, Jean, Jeannot, Yanick, Yanik, Yannic, Yannick, Yannik, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan |
| Dutch | Johanna, Jolien | Hans, Jan, Jannis, Jo, Joannes |
| Frisian | Jantje | Jannes |
| Low German | Jantje | Jann, Jannes, Jannis |
| Italian | Gia, Gianna, Gioana, Giovanna, Vanna | Gian, Gianni, Giovanni, Giovannino, Ivano, Nino, Vanni |
| Scandinavian | Hansine, Janne, Jenny, Jensina, Johanna, Jona, Jonna, Vanja | Hampus, Hans, Jan, Jens, Johan, Jon, Jone |
| English | Gia, Giana, Giavanna, Iyana, Iyanna, Janae, Janay, Jane, Janel, Janell, Janella, Janelle, Janessa, Janet, Janette, Janice, Janie, Janis, Janita, Jayne, Jean, Jeanie, Jenna, Jenny, Jianna, Jo, Joan, Joana, Joann, Joanna, Joanne, Johana, Jonelle, Shauna, Shawna, Sheena | Ean, Evan, Geovanni, Giovani, Giovanny, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jackie, Jacky, Jakai, Jankin, Jax, Jaxx, Jhonny, Jionni, John, Johnnie, Johnny, Jonathon, Jones, Jovani, Jovanni, Jovanny, Jovany, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Shayne, Sione, Zane |
| Portuguese | Giovana | Geovane, João, Ruan |
| Slovak | | Ján |
| Maltese | | Gan |
| Irish | Sinead, Sinéad, Siobhan | Eoin, Iefan, Sean, Shane |
| Slovenian | Zana | Anze, Janez, Zan |
| Lithuanian | | Janis |
| Catalan | | Joan |
| Finnish | | Juha, Juhani, Juho, Jukka, Jussi |
| Breton | | Janic, Janick, Janik, Jannic, Jannick, Jannik, Yanick, Yanik, Yannic, Yannick, Yannik |
| Malay | | Yahaya |
| Albanian | | Gjin, Gjon, Xhon |
| Tagalog | | Huwan |
| Welsh | Sian, Siana | |
| Greek | Ioanna, Yanna | Ioannis, Yanis, Yannis |
| Russian | Ivana, Ivanna, Iwana | Ivan, Iwan, Vanya, Wanja |
| Slavic | Ivanka, Johna, Jovana, Yana | Jovan |
| Hungarian | Hanna, Janka, Zsanett | Janika, Jankó, János |
| Romanian | Ioana, Ionela | Ioan, Ion, Ionut |
| Bulgarian | Ioana | |
| Scottish | Jessie, Seonag, Seonaid, Shona | Eoin, Iain, Ian |
| Polish | Janin, Janina, Janka, Joana, Joanna | Jan, Janek, Janusz |
| Czech | Jana, Johanka | Jan, Janek, Johan |
| Arabic | | Yahya |
| Icelandic | Jóhanna, Jóna | Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón |
| Maori | | Sione |
| Old French | Jehanne | |
| Georgian | | Ioane |
| Old Irish | | Ieuan |
| Hebrew | | Jehohanan, Johanan |
| Armenian | | Hovhannes |
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| Name variants: 99 female and 131 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | | Name | Languages of Use |
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| Gia | Italian, English |
| Giana | English |
| Gianna | Italian |
| Giavanna | English |
| Gioana | Italian |
| Giovana | Portuguese |
| Giovanna | Italian |
| Hanna | German, Hungarian |
| Hanne | German |
| Hanni | German |
| Hansine | German, Scandinavian |
| Ioana | Bulgarian, Romanian |
| Ioanna | Greek |
| Ionela | Romanian |
| Ivana | Russian |
| Ivanka | Slavic |
| Ivanna | Russian |
| Iwana | Russian |
| Iyana | English |
| Iyanna | English |
| Jana | German, Czech |
| Janae | English |
| Janay | English |
| Jane | English |
| Janel | English |
| Janell | English |
| Janella | English |
| Janelle | English |
| Janessa | English |
| Janet | English |
| Janette | German, English |
| Janice | English |
| Janie | English |
| Janin | German, Polish |
| Janina | German, Polish |
| Janine | German, French |
| Janis | English |
| Janita | English |
| Janka | Hungarian |
| Janka | Polish |
| Janna | German |
| Janne | German, Scandinavian |
| Jannine | German, French |
| Jantje | German, Frisian, Low German |
| Jayne | English |
| Jean | English |
| Jeanette | French |
| Jeanie | English |
| Jeanine | French |
| Jeanne | French |
| Jeannette | French |
| Jeannice | French |
| Jeannine | French |
| Jehanne | Old French |
| Jenna | German, English |
| Jenny | German, Scandinavian, English |
| Jensina | Scandinavian |
| Jessie | Scottish |
| Jianna | English |
| Jo | German, English |
| Joan | English |
| Joana | English, Polish |
| Joann | English |
| Joanna | English, Polish |
| Joanne | English |
| Johana | English |
| Johanka | Czech |
| Johanna | German, Dutch, Scandinavian |
| Jóhanna | Icelandic |
| Johanne | French |
| Johna | Slavic |
| Jolien | Dutch |
| Jolina | German |
| Joline | German |
| Jona | Scandinavian |
| Jóna | Icelandic |
| Jonelle | English |
| Jonna | Scandinavian |
| Jovana | Slavic |
| Juana | Spanish |
| Juanita | Spanish |
| Seonag | Scottish |
| Seonaid | Scottish |
| Shauna | English |
| Shawna | English |
| Sheena | English |
| Shona | Scottish |
| Sian | Welsh |
| Siana | Welsh |
| Sinead | Irish |
| Sinéad | Irish |
| Siobhan | Irish |
| Vanja | Scandinavian |
| Vanna | Italian |
| Yana | Slavic |
| Yanet | Spanish |
| Yanna | Greek |
| Zana | Slovenian |
| Zsanett | Hungarian |
| Name | Languages of Use |
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| Anze | Slovenian |
| Django | German |
| Ean | English |
| Eoin | Scottish, Irish |
| Evan | English |
| Gan | Maltese |
| Geovane | Portuguese |
| Geovanni | English |
| Gian | Italian |
| Gianni | Italian |
| Giovani | Spanish, English |
| Giovanni | Italian |
| Giovannino | Italian |
| Giovanny | English |
| Gjin | Albanian |
| Gjon | Albanian |
| Hampus | Scandinavian |
| Hannes | German |
| Hanno | German |
| Hans | German, Scandinavian, Dutch |
| Hennes | German |
| Hovhannes | Armenian |
| Huwan | Tagalog |
| Iain | Scottish |
| Ian | English, Scottish |
| Iefan | Irish |
| Ieuan | Old Irish |
| Ioan | Romanian |
| Ioane | Georgian |
| Ioannis | Greek |
| Ion | Romanian |
| Ionut | Romanian |
| Ivan | Russian |
| Ivan | English |
| Iván | Spanish |
| Ivano | Italian |
| Iwan | Russian |
| Jack | English |
| Jackie | English |
| Jacky | English |
| Jakai | English |
| Jan | German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish |
| Ján | Slovak |
| Jandel | German |
| Janek | Czech, Polish |
| Janez | Slovenian |
| Janic | French, Breton |
| Janick | French, Breton |
| Janik | French, Breton |
| Janika | Hungarian |
| Janis | Lithuanian |
| Jankin | English |
| Jankó | Hungarian |
| Jann | German, Low German |
| Jannes | German, Frisian, Low German |
| Jannic | French, Breton |
| Jannick | French, Breton |
| Jannik | French, Breton |
| Jannis | German, Dutch, Low German |
| János | Hungarian |
| Janosch | German |
| Janusz | Polish |
| Jax | English |
| Jaxx | English |
| Jean | French |
| Jeannot | French |
| Jehohanan | Hebrew |
| Jens | German, Scandinavian |
| Jhon | Spanish |
| Jhonny | English |
| Jionni | English |
| Jo | German, Dutch |
| Joan | Catalan |
| Joannes | Dutch |
| João | Portuguese |
| Johan | German, Scandinavian, Czech |
| Johanan | Hebrew |
| Johann | German |
| Jóhann | Icelandic |
| Johannes | German |
| Jóhannes | Icelandic |
| John | English |
| Johnnie | English |
| Johnny | English |
| Jon | Scandinavian |
| Jón | Icelandic |
| Jonathon | English |
| Jone | Scandinavian |
| Jones | English |
| Jovan | Slavic |
| Jovani | English |
| Jovanni | English |
| Jovanny | English |
| Jovany | English |
| Juan | Spanish |
| Juanito | Spanish |
| Juha | Finnish |
| Juhani | Finnish |
| Juho | Finnish |
| Jukka | Finnish |
| Jussi | Finnish |
| Nino | Italian |
| Ruan | Portuguese |
| Sean | Irish |
| Shane | English, Irish |
| Shaun | English |
| Shawn | English |
| Shayne | English |
| Sione | English, Maori |
| Vanni | Italian |
| Vanya | Russian |
| Wanja | Russian |
| Xhon | Albanian |
| Yahaya | Malay |
| Yahya | Arabic |
| Yan | German |
| Yanick | French, Breton |
| Yanik | French, Breton |
| Yanis | Greek |
| Yann | German |
| Yannic | French, Breton |
| Yannick | French, Breton |
| Yannik | French, Breton |
| Yannis | Greek |
| Yoan | French |
| Yoann | French |
| Yohan | French |
| Yohann | French |
| Yvan | French |
| Zan | Slovenian |
| Zane | English |
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