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Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian As a first name (alphabetical by family name) *Ian Agol (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yohanan
Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning "YHWH :wikt:חנן, is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan (High Priest), Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around 400 BCE. It became the most popular Christian given name in reference to either John the Apostle or John the Baptist. Adaptations The Hebrew name was adopted as (''Iōánnēs'') in Biblical Greek as the name of both John the Baptist and John the Apostle. In the Latin Vulgate this was originally adopted as ''Iohannes'' (or ''Johannes'' – in Latin, ''J'' is the same letter as ''I''). The presence of an ''h'', not found in the Greek adaptation, shows awareness of the Hebrew origin. Later editions of the Vulgate, such as the Clementine Vulgate, have ''Ioannes'', however. The anglicized form ''John (name), John'' makes its appearance in Middle English, from the mid-12th century, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janez (given Name)
Janez is a Slovene form of the given name John.Keber, Janez. 1988. ''Leksikon imen. Izvor imen na Slovenskem.'' Celje: Mohorjeva družba, pp. 213–216. * Janez Burger (born 1965), film director * Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008), second president of Slovenia * Janez Drozg (1933–2005), film director * Janez Janša (born 1958), fifth prime minister of Slovenia * Janez Lapajne (born 1967), film director * Janez Semrajč * Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, pr ... (1641–1693), Slovene name of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, scholar and polymath, member of the Royal Society References Slovene masculine given names {{Slovenia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane (name)
Shane is mainly a masculine given name. It is an anglicized version of the Irish name '' Seaghán/Seán'', which itself is cognate to the name ''John''. ''Shane'' comes from the way the name ''Seán'' is pronounced in the Ulster dialect of the Irish language, as opposed to ''Shaun'' or '' Shawn''. Shane is sometimes used as a feminine given name, from the Yiddish name ''Shayna'', meaning "beautiful". Shane is also a popular surname with the prefix "Mac", "Mc", or "O'", to form anglicized Irish surname patronyms. The surname was first recorded in Petty's census of Ireland (1659), which lists a Dermot McShane (i.e., Son of Shane). Variant forms include O'Shane, O'Shea, Séamus, Seán or Sean, Shaine, Shauna, Shawna, Shay, Shayna, and Shayne. The name Shane was popularized by Jack Schaefer's novel ''Shane'' (1949) and its eponymous 1953 movie adaptation, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by A.B. Guthrie Jr. Given name Men *Shane, New Zealand singer *Shane Acker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean'') is another version. For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Gaelic has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the normal Gaelic practice for adapting Biblical names that contain in other languages (''Sine''/''Siobhàn'' for ''Joan/Jane/Anne/Anna''; ''Seonaid''/''Sinéad'' for ''Janet''; ''Seumas''/''Séamus'' for ''Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani
Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic surname. Given name * Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist * Juhani Aho * Juhani Kaskeala * Juhani Komulainen * Juhani Kumpulainen * Juhani Lahtinen * Juhani "Juice" Leskinen (1950–2006), Finnish musician * Juhani Ojala * Juhani Pallasmaa * Juhani Peltonen * Juhani Suutarinen * Juhani Tamminen * Juhani Tamminen (ice hockey, born 1989) * Juhani Wahlsten Surname * Khalid al-Juhani, Saudi al-Qaeda member * Ma'bad al-Juhani, Islamic figure Fictional characters *Juhani (Star Wars), a female playable character featured in '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''. * Juhani Otso Berg, a major antagonist in the modern day plotline of the Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan (given Name)
Jovan ( sr-Cyrl, Јован, Macedonian: Јован, cu, Їωан) is a Serbian male given name equivalent to English "John" or Slavic "Ivan", from he, יהוחנן. Notable people with this name A * Jovan Aćimović (born 1948), Serbian footballer *Jovan Adepo (born 1988), British-born American actor *Jovan Ajduković (born 1968), Serbian linguist and writer * Jovan Albanez ( 17th-century – 1732), Hapsburg Montenegrin-Serbian military leader * Jovan Ali (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer * Jovan Anđelković (1942–1969), Serbian footballer *Jovan Andrevski ( 2000–2001), Macedonian military leader *Jovan Asen ( John Komnenos Asen; 1345–1363; died 1363), Bulgarian noble-born Serbian despot *Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921), Serbian general *Jovan Avakumović (1841–1928), Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and prime minister * Jovan Avakumović (poet) (1748–1810), Hapsburg Serbian noble, poet, and lawyer B *Jovan Babunski ( Jovan Stojković; 1878–1920), Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonne (name)
Jonne is a Finnish variant of the given name John. Notable people with the name include: * Jonne Aaron (born 1983), Finnish singer * Jonne Hjelm (born 1988), Finnish footballer *Jonne Järvelä (born 1974), Finnish musician * Jonne Kemppinen (born 1981), Finnish footballer *Jonne Valtonen Jonne Valtonen is a Finnish composer, arranger and orchestrator. He is renowned for his contributions in the field of demoscene and tracker music, under the name Purple Motion, and with Future Crew. Life and early career Jonne Valtonen was b ... (born 1976), Finnish composer * Jonne Virtanen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player It is also the surname of Uruguayan footballer Luis Jonne. {{given name, type=both Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yehochanan'', meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are ''Johann'', ''Hannes'', '' Hans'' (diminutized to ''Hänschen'' or ''Hänsel'', as known from "''Hansel and Gretel''", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), '' Jens'' (from Danish) and ''Jan'' (from Dutch, and found in many countries). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is John. In other languages *Joan, Jan, Gjon, Gjin and Gjovalin in Albanian *'' Yoe'' or '' Yohe'', uncommon American form''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, 2013. *Yaḥy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanan
Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning "YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around 400 BCE. It became the most popular Christian given name in reference to either John the Apostle or John the Baptist. Adaptations The Hebrew name was adopted as (''Iōánnēs'') in Biblical Greek as the name of both John the Baptist and John the Apostle. In the Latin Vulgate this was originally adopted as ''Iohannes'' (or ''Johannes'' – in Latin, '' J'' is the same letter as ''I''). The presence of an ''h'', not found in the Greek adaptation, shows awareness of the Hebrew origin. Later editions of the Vulgate, such as the Clementine Vulgate, have ''Ioannes'', however. The anglicized form ''John'' makes its appearance in Middle English, from the mid-12th century, as a direct adaptation from Medieval Latin ''Johann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann
Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its English language equivalent is John. It is uncommon as a surname. People People with the name Johann include: A–K * Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer * Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist * Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter * Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1649–1697) * Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), German Composer * Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes * Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654–1704), German Orientalist * Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), Czech composer * Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723), Austrian architect * Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan (given Name)
Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of ''Iohannes'', the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), from the Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' (), itself derived from the extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is John. ''Johan'' is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning "champion". People with the name Johan include: * Johan (Archbishop of Uppsala), late 13th-century Polish-born cleric * Johan Alho (1907–1982), Finnish footballer and a football referee * Johan Andersson (born 1974), Swedish video game designer * Johan Berisha (born 1979), Swiss footballer * Johan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space scientist * Johan Bouma (born 1940), Dutch soil scientist * Johan Brunell (born 1991), Finnish footballer * Johan Bruyneel (born 1964), Belgian cyclist and team manager * Johan Büser (born 1983), Swedish politician * Johan Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), Danish zoologist * Johan Cruyff (1947–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509 * João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 * Dharmapala of Kotte, last King of the Kingdom of Kotte, reigned 1551–1597 Princes * João Manuel, Hereditary Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861) Arts and literature * João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat * Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato, Brazilian musician * João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos, Portuguese poet * João Gilberto, Brazilian musician * João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian novelist, short story writer, and diplomat * João Miguel (actor), Brazilian actor * João Nogueira, Brazilian mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |