Johan is a
Scandinavian and
Dutch form of ''Iohannes'', the
Latin
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form of the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
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name ''Iōánnēs'' (), from the
Hebrew
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name ''
Yochanan'' (), itself derived from the extended form (), meaning "
Yahweh
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is Gracious". It is uncommon as a
surname. Its
English equivalent is
John.
''Johan'' is also a masculine given name of
Malay language
Malay (; ms, Bahasa Melayu, links=no, Jawi: , Rencong: ) is an Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spoken in East Timor and parts of the Philippines ...
origin, meaning "
champion".
People with the name Johan include:
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Johan (Archbishop of Uppsala) Johan or Jöns ( la, Johannes, en, John) was the name of several archbishops of Uppsala:
* Johan (archbishop of Uppsala, died 1187)
*Johan Odulfsson (died 1284)
*Johan (archbishop of Uppsala, died 1291)
*Jöns Gerekesson (archbishop 1408–1421)
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, late 13th-century Polish-born cleric
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Johan Alho
Johan ″Jonne″ Aksel Alho (9 February 1907 – 14 September 1982) was a Finnish footballer and a football referee.
Football Player career
Alho started his career in the Helsinki working-class side Töölön Vesa, winning the Finnish W ...
(1907–1982), Finnish footballer and a football referee
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Johan Andersson (born 1974), Swedish video game designer
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Johan Berisha (born 1979), Swiss footballer
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Johan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space scientist
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Johan Bouma (born 1940), Dutch soil scientist
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Johan Brunell (born 1991), Finnish footballer
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Johan Bruyneel (born 1964), Belgian cyclist and team manager
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Johan Büser (born 1983), Swedish politician
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Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoology, zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, an ...
(1745–1808), Danish zoologist
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Johan Cruyff (1947–2016) Dutch football manager and retired player
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Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist
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Johan Derksen (born 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football player
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Johan Edlund (born 1971), Swedish musician, leader and vocalist of the band Tiamat
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Johan Frandsen
Johan Frandsen (born 9 September 1982 in Stockholm, Sweden), is the frontman guitarist, main songwriter and lead vocalist in the Swedish rock band, The Knockouts. His trademark guitar] is a Gretsch White Falcon. Johan Frandsen is an endorsed art ...
(born 1982), frontman for Swedish band, ''The Knockouts''
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Johan Galtung (born 1930), Norwegian sociologist
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Johan Harmenberg
Johan Georg Harmenberg (born 8 September 1954 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Olympic and world champion epee fencer.
Early and personal life
Harmenberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He completed two years of study at the Massachusetts I ...
(born 1954), Swedish Olympic champion épée fencer
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Johan Hansing
Johan Hansing (10 October 1888 Narva – 24 July 1941 Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian lawyer, stage actor, playwright, and politician. He was a member of the Estonian National Assembly
Estonian National Assembly ( et, Rahvuskogu) was a bicamer ...
(1888–1941), Estonian lawyer, stage actor, playwright, and politician
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Johan Håstad (born 1960), Swedish mathematician
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Johan Hegg, Vocalist for the melodic death metal band, Amon Amarth
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Johan Gustaf Hellsten
Juho Kusti Paasikivi (; 27 November 1870 – 14 December 1956) was the seventh president of Finland (1946–1956). Representing the Finnish Party until its dissolution in 1918 and then the National Coalition Party, he also served as Prime Minist ...
(1870–1956), Finnish president
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Johan Hjort (1869–1948), Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer
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Johan Kenkhuis (born 1980), Dutch swimmer
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Johan Kõpp (1874–1970), Estonian Lutheran bishop
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Johan Kristoffersson
Johan David Kristoffersson (born 6 December 1988) is a Swedish racecar driver. He is a five time World Champion having won the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2018 he won a record breaking 11 out of 12 eve ...
(born 1988), Swedish race-car driver
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Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), Finland-Swedish poet
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Johan Micoud (born 1973), French footballer
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Johan van Minnen (1932–2016), Dutch journalist and politician
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Johan Munters
Johan Munters (born 23 August 1978) is a Swedish former ski jumper who competed from 1995 to 2001. His best individual World Cup finish was 18th in Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savon ...
(born 1978), Swedish ski jumper
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Johan Museeuw (born 1965), Belgian cyclist
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Johan Neeskens (born 1951), Dutch soccer player
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Johan Norberg (born 1973), Swedish writer
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Johan Pitka (1872–1944), Estonian military commander
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Johan of Plön (died 1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great Belt
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Johan Oscar Smith (1871–1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader, founder of Brunstad Christian Church
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Johan Raid (1885–1964), Estonian politician and civil servant
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Johan Reinholdz (born 1980), Swedish guitar player in Andromeda, NonExist and Skyfire
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Johan Renck (born 1966), Swedish director
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Johann Rupert (born 1950), South African businessman
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Johan Santana (born 1979), American baseball player
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Johan Staël von Holstein (born 1963), Swedish entrepreneur
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Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg (1832–1873), Finnish priest, the father of President
K. J. Ståhlberg
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Johan Svensson (born 1962), Swedish Air Force officer
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Johan Teterissa (1961–2019), Indonesian activist
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Johan Thyrén (1861–1933), Swedish academic and politician
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Johan van der Velde (born 1956), Dutch cyclist
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Johan Vonlanthen (born 1986), Swiss football player
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Johan Wallberg
Johan Mikael Wallberg (born 18 March 1977 in Karlsborg, Sweden) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He competed twice at the Summer Olympics for his native country, in 1996 and 2000, both in the Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. After his ...
(born 1977), Swedish freestyle swimmer
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Johan Josef "John" Willis (born 1952), American-Israeli basketball player
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Johan Zulch de Villiers (1845–1910), South African politician
Middle name
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Carl Johan Trygg, (1887–1954), Swedish master woodcarver
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Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (1916–2012), youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Surname
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Syahredzan Johan (born 1983), Malaysian politician
(given name)
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John (given name)
John (; ') is a common male given name in the English language of Hebrew origin. The name is the English form of ''Iohannes'' and ''Ioannes'', which are the Latin forms of the Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Hellenized ...
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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 Graciou ...
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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 '' Y ...
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Alternate forms for the name John
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