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 Ioana or Oana is a female given name of Romanian language, Romanian origin. It is the equivalent of the English language, English name Joan (first name), Joan, and the male version John (first name), John, all of which derive from the Hebrew languag ...

. 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 Ioan Andone (; born 15 March 1960) is a Romanian football coach and former player. Club career Ioan Andone, nicknamed "Fălcosul" was born on 15 March 1960 in Șpălnaca and when he was 14 years old he played basketball and football simultan ...

, footballer and coach *

Ioan Apostol Ioan Apostol (born 14 January 1959) is a Romanian luger who competed in four Winter Olympics. He was born in Valea Doftanei, Prahova County. He earned his best finish of fourth in the men's doubles event at Albertville in 1992. Since 2002, Apostol ...

, luger * Ioan Baba, poet *

Ioan A. Bassarabescu Ioan Alecu Bassarabescu (commonly rendered I. A. Bassarabescu; December 17, 1870 - March 27, 1952) was a Romanian comedic writer, civil servant and politician, who served one term (1926–1927) in the Senate of Romania. His work, mainly in prose ...

, writer and politician * Ioan Teodor Callimachi, Prince of Moldavia *

Ioan Cantacuzino Ioan I. Cantacuzino (; also Ion Cantacuzino; 25 November 1863 – 14 January 1934) was a renowned Romanian physician and bacteriologist, a professor at the School of Medicine and Pharmacy of the University of Bucharest, and a titular member of ...

, microbiologist *

Ioan Gheorghe Caragea Ioan Gheorghe Caragea (sometimes Anglified as John Caradja; History of the Romanian language, pre-modern Romanian: ''Ioan Gheorghie Caragea'', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Їωан Геωргïє Караџѣ; Greek language, Greek: Ἰ� ...

, Prince of Wallachia * Ioan Carlaonț, World War II general *

Ioan Mihai Cochinescu Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (; born April 16, 1951) is a Romanian novelist and essayist. He is also a film script author and director, an art photographer, teacher, musicologist and composer. Childhood He was born and grew up in Timișoara, Romania. S ...

, novelist *

Ioan Condruc Ioan Condruc (born 19 April 1951) was a Romanian former football player, who played for FC Baia Mare, UTA Arad and U Cluj. Condruc was the team captain during the FC Baia Mare CS Minaur Baia Mare, commonly known as Minaur Baia Mare, simply a ...

, footballer *

Ioan P. Culianu Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano (5 January 1950 – 21 May 1991) was a Romanian historian of religion, culture, and ideas, a philosopher and political essayist, and a short story writer. He served as professor of the history of religions at the ...

, historian and philosopher * Ioan Dumitrache, World War II general *

Ioan Fiscuteanu Ioan Fiscuteanu (; 19 November 1937 – 8 December 2007) was a Romanian theater and film actor. He last worked at the in Târgu Mureș. Fiscuteanu was born in Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, Bistrița-Năsăud County. He graduated from the Caragial ...

, actor * Ioan Flueraș, politician *

Ioan Gherghel Ioan Ştefan Gherghel (born August 8, 1978 in Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania) is an Olympic butterfly swimmer from Romania. He swam for Romania at three consecutive Olympics: 2000, 2004 and 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwis ...

, swimmer * Ioan Iacob Heraclid, Prince of Moldavia *

Ioan Holender Ioan Holender (born Johann Hollaender, he, יואן הולנדר, born 18 July 1935) is a Romanian born Austrian opera baritone and administrator. Holender was born in Timișoara, Romania. His family is of Jewish ancestry, and growing up, he s ...

, opera administrator * Ioan Hora, footballer * Ioan Hristea, World War II officer *

Ioan Igna Ioan Igna (born 4 June 1940) is a Romanian former football referee and player. Igna played football at UTA Arad between 1957 and 1960 and 1964–1967 and at Știința Timișoara between 1961 and 1964, he became a referee in 1972. He is known for ...

, football referee *

Ioan Lupaș Ioan Lupaș (9 August 1880 – 3 July 1967) was a Romanian historian, academic, politician, Orthodox theologian and priest. He was a member of the Romanian Academy. Biography Lupaș was born in Szelistye, now Săliște, Sibiu County (at the time ...

, historian and politician * Ioan Lupescu, footballer * Ioan Manu, politician * I. C. Massim, linguist, founding member of the Romanian Academy *

Ioan Mirea Ioan Mirea (1912–1987) was a Romanian painter, graphic artist, and member of the Iron Guard The Iron Guard ( ro, Garda de Fier) was a Romanian militant revolutionary fascist movement and political party founded in 1927 by Corneliu Zelea Cod ...

, artist *

Ioan T. Morar Ioan T. Morar (; born April 13, 1956) is a Romanian journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, literary and art critic, diplomat and civil society activist. He is a founding member of the satirical magazine ''Academia Caţavencu'' (to which he notably ...

, journalist *

Ioan Pălăghiță In total, 43 individuals in the military of allies of Nazi Germany were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: ''Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes''), the highest award in the military of Nazi Germany during World War II. Eight of th ...

, World War II officer * Ioan Gyuri Pascu, musician *

Ioan Mircea Pașcu Ioan Mircea Pașcu (born 17 February 1949) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Romania. He previously served Minister of Defense from 2000 to 2004. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party (PDSR/PSD), ...

, politician *

Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul (born Ioan Popovici; April 17, 1869 – September 9, 1893) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet. Born in Lugoj into a family of small-scale craftsmen, his father Nicolae Popovici made '' opinci ...

, writer *

Ioan Potcoavă Ivan Pidkova ( uk, Іван Підкова) or Ioan Potcoavă (died 16 June 1578), also known as Ioan Creţul, and Nicoară Potcoavă among Romanians, was a prominent Cossack ataman, and short-lived Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia (November–Decem ...

, Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks *

Ioan Pușcaș Ioan Puşcaş (10 July 1932 – 4 April 2015) was a Romanian Gastroenterology, gastroenterologist, born in Treznea, Sălaj County, Sălaj.(16 September 2007)Un mare medic: Dr. Ioan Puscas la 75 de ani, ''Revista Noi,NU!'' In the 1970s, he proposed t ...

, gastroenterologist * Ioan Mihail Racoviță, World War II general *

Ioan Rășcanu Ioan Rășcanu (October 1, 1878 – February 25, 1952) was a Romanian general during World War I. He held the post of Minister of War from September 27, 1919 to December 16, 1921. After entering politics, he was elected deputy in Parliament, and ...

, World War I general, politician * Ioan Sabău, footballer and coach * Ioan Sauca, Orthodox priest, theologian, and Secretary general of the World Council of Churches *

Ioan Simu Ioan Simu (June 27, 1875–June 22, 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian Greek-Catholic priest and politician. Biography Origins, early activity and World War I Born in the village of Ciufud, in Alsó-Fehér County, part of the Transy ...

, priest and politician * Ioan Slavici, writer and journalist *

Ioan Sterca-Șuluțiu Ioan Sterca-Șuluțiu (1796–1858) was an ethnic Romanian bureaucrat in the administration of Imperial Austrian Transylvania, owner of gold mines at Abrud, and the brother of Greek-Catholic Metropolitan Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu. He was t ...

, Austrian noble * Ioan Sturdza, Prince of Moldavia * Ioan Silviu Suciu, gymnast *

Ioan Talpeș Ioan Talpeș (born 24 August 1944) is Romanian senator, who previously served as a Romanian Army general, military historian and politician. He served as head of the Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) from 1992 to 1997. In 1997–8, Talpe ...

, army general and military historian * Ioan Tănăsescu, chemist * Ioan Tănăsescu, surgeon *

Ioan Ţepelea 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 ...

, scientist *

Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit John III the Terrible ( ro, Ioan cel Cumplit), also John III the Brave ( ro, Ioan cel Viteaz) (1521 – June 14, 1574) was Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574. He was the grandson of Bogdan III and the son of Stephen IV and ...

, Prince of Moldavia

Bulgarian

* Ioan Vladislav, Bulgarian emperor (1015–1018) * Ioan Asen I, Bulgarian emperor (1189–1196) * Kaloyan, Bulgarian emperor (1197–1207) * Ioan Asen II, Bulgarian emperor (1218–1241) * Ioan II, Bulgarian emperor (1298-1299) * Ioan Rilski, 9th-century Bulgarian Orthodox hermit and patron saint of Bulgaria * Ioan Debarski, 11th-century Bulgarian clergyman and last Patriarch of the

First Bulgarian Empire The First Bulgarian Empire ( cu, блъгарьско цѣсарьствиѥ, blagarysko tsesarystviye; bg, Първо българско царство) was a medieval Bulgar- Slavic and later Bulgarian state that existed in Southeastern Europ ...

* Ioan Exarch, 9th-century Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator * Ioan Kukuzel, 14th-century Byzantine composer and singer, from Bulgarian descent *

Yoan Leviev Yoan Isakov Leviev ( bg, Йоан Левиев) (October 31, 1934 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria – March 11, 1994 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria ) was a Bulgarian artist, painter, and creator of monumental artworks such as large-scale mosaics and murals. Leviev wa ...

, Bulgarian artist, painter, and creator of monumental artworks In all Bulgarian versions of the Bible Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as John the Evangelist and John the Baptist.

Welsh

In all Welsh versions of the Bible Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as John the Evangelist and John the Baptist. Welsh people called Ioan include: * Ioan Bowen Rees, poet and mountaineer * Ioan Cunningham, rugby coach and former player * Ioan Davies, rugby player *

Ioan Evans Ioan Evans may refer to: * Ioan Evans (politician) Ioan Lyonel Evans (10 July 1927 – 10 February 1984) was a British politician. He served as a Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 until his death. ...

, politician * Ioan Gruffudd, actor *

Ioan Lloyd Ioan Lloyd (born 5 April 2001) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and the Wales national team. Club career Early years Lloyd won the 2015 Dewar Shield with Cardiff ...

, rugby player *

Ioan Nicholas Ioan Nicholas (born 3 April 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Scarlets and Llanelli as a centre. Nicholas made his debut for the Scarlets as a 17 year old in a friendly against Jersey in 2015, and he scored a try in every game si ...

, rugby player *

Ioan Tegid John Jones (10 February 1792 in Wales, 1792 – 2 May 1852 in Wales, 1852), commonly known by his bardic name of Ioan Tegid or simply Tegid, was a Wales, Welsh clergyman and writer. He was born at Bala, Gwynedd, Bala and educated there and a ...

(John Jones), poet

Sardinian

* Ioan Mattheu Garipa, priest and writer

English

Ioan James Ioan Mackenzie James FRS (born 23 May 1928) is a British mathematician working in the field of topology, particularly in homotopy theory. Biography James was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, and was educated at St Paul's School, London and ...

, mathematician * Ioan Grillo, journalist

Colombian

Ioan linares 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 cler ...

, Pilot

References

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