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Ioan
Ioan is a variation on the name John found in Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Welsh (), and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy (when a person called Ivan becomes a priest or a monk, he becomes known as Ioann). People with the name Romanian * Ioan-Aurel Pop, historian * Ioan Alexandru, poet * Ioan Andone, footballer and coach * Ioan Apostol, luger * Ioan Baba, poet * Ioan A. Bassarabescu, writer and politician * Ioan Teodor Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia * Ioan Cantacuzino, microbiologist * Ioan Gheorghe Caragea, Prince of Wallachia * Ioan Carlaonț, World War II general * Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, novelist * Ioan Condruc, footballer * Ioan P. Culianu, historian and philosopher * Ioan Dumitrache, World War II general * Ioan Fiscuteanu, actor * Ioan Flueraș, politician * Ioan Gherghel, swimmer * Ioan Iacob Heraclid, Prince of Moldavia * Ioan Holender, opera admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis
Ioannis or Ioannes ( el, Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John and the Arabic name Yahya . Notable people with the name include: * Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emperor * Ioannis Agorastos-Plagis (John Plagis), Southern Rhodesian flying ace during World War II *Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament *Ioannis Altamouras, Greek painter of the 19th century *Ioannis Anastassakis, professionally known as John Aniston, a Greek-born American actor * Ioannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer and one of the founding members of football club Olympiacos CFP * Ioannis Antetokounmpo, commonly known as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player * Ioannis Apakas, Greek painter and priest in the latter part of the 16th century to the early 17th century * Ioannis Argyropoulos, a lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the reviva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioane
Ioane is a given name. Notable people with the name include: ;Georgian name for Given name John: *Saint John the Iberian, a Georgian monk *Ioane Bagrationi (Georgian: იოანე ბაგრატიონი) (1768–1830), Georgian prince (batonishvili), writer and encyclopedist * Ioane Petritsi (Georgian: იოანე პეტრიწი), Georgian Neoplatonic philosopher of the 11th or 12th century * Ioane Shavteli (Georgian: იოანე შავთელი), Georgian poet of the late 12th and early 13th centuries *Ioane-Zosime (Georgian: იოანე-ზოსიმე), the 10th century Georgian Christian monk and religious writer known for liturgical compilations and hymns ;Surname: *Akira Ioane (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Digby Ioane (born 1985), Australian rugby union footballer * Eddie Ioane (born 1966), Samoan rugby union footballer * Jason Ioane, fictional character from the TV series Baywatch Hawaii *Junior Ioane (born 1977), Amer ... [...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] |
Joan (given Name)
Joan (female name: ; male name: ) is both a feminine form of the personal name ''John'' given to females in the Anglosphere; and the native masculine form of ''John'' (for males) in the Catalan-Valencian and Occitan languages. In both cases, the name is derived from the Greek via the Latin and (or and ), and is thus cognate with John and related to its many forms, including its derived feminine forms. The name was disseminated widely into many languages and cultures from the Greek name (romanised, ), along with its feminine form (romanised, ). Its ultimate origin, as with ''John'', is from the Hebrew (), " Graced by Yah", or (), "Yahweh is Gracious". History The Anglosphere female name ''Joan'' entered the English language through the Old French forms, ''Johanne'' and ''Jehanne'', female variants of the male name ''Johannes''. In Catalan-Valencian and Occitan, ''Joan'' () has been in continuous use as the native, masculine form of ''John'' since at least the Middle Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean (male Given Name)
In all French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French ''Jehan'' (or Jahan). The female equivalent is Jeanne () and derives from the Old French ''Jehanne''. Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name ''Ioannes'' (Ιωαννης), the name used for various New Testament characters, most notably John the Baptist. The Greek name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "YHWH/Yahweh is Gracious". People known only as Jean * Jean, Count of Harcourt (died 1473) * Jean, Baron de Batz (1754–1822) * Jean, duc Decazes (1864–1912) * Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921–2019), ruled Luxembourg, 1964–2000 * Prince Jean of Luxembourg (born 1957) * DJ Jean (born 1968), Jan Engelaar, a Dutch disc jockey * Jean (footballer, born 1972), Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian goalkeeper * Jean (footballer, born 1979), Jean Ferreira Narde, Brazilian defender * Jean (footballer, born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya (name)
Yahya ( ar, يحيى, Yaḥyā), also spelled ''Yehya'', is an Arabic male given name. According to the Qur'an, Qur'anic narrative, it is an Arabic form of the given name John (given name), John, originally Hebrew ''Yohanan'' (''Yəhôḥānān'' יְהוֹחָנָן "Yahu is gracious"), i.e. primarily John the Baptist, who is known as Yahya ibn Zakariyya in Islam, and is considered a prophet in Islam. For this reason, Yahya is a comparatively common name in the Muslim world. The related Biblical name of Jehiah (''Yᵊḥîyâ'' יְחִיָּה "Yahu lives") has the Arabic form ''Yaḥiyyā'' ., having the same Arabic consonantal text as the name Yahya does. In Persian language, Persian, Yahya is a title of address for a senior village or community elder. It is also a common nickname for the Muhammad al-Mahdi, 12th Imam. Mononym * Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century), Arabic medical writer known in medieval Europe as Johannes Serapion * Yahya ibn Khalid (died 806), Vizier of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni (name)
Giovanni is a male Italian given name (from Latin ''Ioannes''). It is the Italian equivalent of John. Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname. It is sometimes spelled as Geovanni, Giovonnie, Giovannie, Jiovanni or when used as an English female name. Its female counterpart is Giovanna. Given name * Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978), whose given name was Giovanni Battista Montini * Pope Gelasius II (c. 1060–1119), whose given name was Giovanni Coniulo *Pope Leo X (1475–1521), whose given name was Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici * Giovanni Agnelli (1866–1945), Italian entrepreneur and founder of Fiat * Giovanni Amelino-Camelia (born 1965), Italian physicist *Giovanni Arnolfini (c. 1400–c. 1450), merchant from Lucca *Giovanni Báez (born 1981), Colombian road cyclist *Giovanni Battaglin (born 1951), Italian road cyclist *Giovanni Becatti (1912–1973), Italian archaeologist * Giovanni Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovhannes (other)
Hovhannes ( ( reformed); ( classical)), also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is Armenian for John. (Compare with Ioannes in Greek or Johannes in Latin.) People with the given name Hovannes * Hovannes Adamian (1879–1932), Soviet Armenian engineer * Hovannes Amreyan (born 1975), Armenian weightlifter * Hovannes "Ivan" Gevorkian (1907–1989), prominent Armenian surgeon and scientist Hovhannes * Hovhannes Abelian (1865–1936), Armenian actor * Hovhannes Aivazovsky, Russian Romantic painter * Hovhannes Avetisyan (1939–2000), Armenian painter * Hovhannes Avoyan (born 1965), serial entrepreneur, investor, and scholar * Hovhannes Avtandilyan (born 1978), Armenian diver * Hovhannes Azoyan (born 1967), Armenian actor and presenter * Hovhannes Babakhanyan (born 1968), Armenian-American actor and singer * Hovhannes Bachkov (born 1992), Armenian boxer * Hovhannes Badalyan (1924–2001), Armenian singer and professor * Hovhannes Bagramyan (1897–1982), Soviet Armenian milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ifan (given Name)
Ifan () is one of several Welsh forms of the male given name ''John''. People named Ifan *Ifan ab Owen Edwards (1895–1970), a Welsh academic, writer and film-maker *Maredudd ap Ifan, the Head of the House of Cunedda following the death of his father * William Evans (Wil Ifan) (1883–1968), a Welsh poet and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales See also * Evan * Ifan (other) * Ioan * Ieuan * Ianto * Siôn Sion is a name used in Wales and in other nations. Welsh name Siôn () or Sion is a Welsh form of the English given name John, pronounced in English similarly to the Irish name Seán. Notable people with the Welsh name include: People with the s ... {{given name Welsh masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan (name)
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page’s infobox for more variants.) The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Devon dialect, Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages. It is the most prevalent in Czech Republic. In English, the name "Jan" is unrelated to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names Janice, January or Janet, with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Persian, Greek, and Armenian. Netherlands and Flanders In the Netherlands and Flanders, the name used to be one of the most popular given first names. From the 1950s the occurrence of the name decreased. In 2014, no more than 3% of the boys are given this name. However, it still is one of the most widely distributed names. It is also the most common name of Dutch players in the Netherlands national football team. The name Jan is somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane (given Name)
Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of Jehanne, the Old French feminine form of Iohannes, a Latin form of the Greek name (Iōannēs), which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), a short form of the name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan), meaning "Yahweh is merciful". The name was first used in large numbers in the mid-16th century for the daughters of aristocrats as an alternative to the more commonplace Joan. The two names have alternated in popularity. In the early 19th century, Jane rose in popular use in association with its perceived glamour. Joan became more popular in the early to mid-20th century, when it was ranked in the top 500 most popular names given to girls in the United States, but it has again been displaced by Jane on the popularity charts in the 21st century. Name variants Alternate forms include: *Asia (Polish, Italian) *Gianna (Italian) *Gianetta (Italian) *Giannetta (Italian) *Giannina (Italian) *Giovann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |