Jóannes is a
Faroese masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It is a variation of the name
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 '' Yeh ...
and a cognate of the name
John. People bearing the name Jóannes include:
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Jóannes Eidesgaard
Jóannes Dan Eidesgaard (born 19 April 1951) is a former Faroese politician. He was the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 2004, starting shortly after the general election of 20 January 2004, until 26 September 2008, when a new coalition to ...
(born 1951), Faroese politician
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Jóannes Jakobsen
Jóannes Jakobsen (born 25 August 1961) is a former Faroese football defender, as well as musician and composer, having released three albums on the Faroe Islands and produced a number of albums for other artists. He is the former assistant co ...
(born 1961), Faroese footballer
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Jóannes Lamhauge
Jóannes Lamhauge (born 25 December 1985) has designed a range of Faroese postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the ...
(born 1985), Faroese painter, writer, graphic designer, actor, film director, singer and songwriter
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Jóannes Patursson
Jóannes Patursson (May 6, 1866 – August 2, 1946) was a Faroese nationalist leader and poet. He served as a member of the Parliament of Denmark and the Parliament of the Faroe Islands.
Background
Jóannes was born in 1866 as the eldest s ...
(1866–1946), Faroese nationalist leader and poet
Faroese masculine given names
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