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Yaḥyā Ibn ʿAdī
''Yahya'' (), also spelled '' Yehya'', is an Arabic male given name. It is an Arabic form of the Aramaic given name ''Yohanan'' () of John the Baptist in Islam, who is considered a prophet. For this reason, Yahya is a comparatively common name in the Muslim world. The related Biblical name of Jehiah () has the Arabic form ''Yaḥiyyā'' ()., 1 Chronicles 15:24 with the exact Arabic consonantal text as the name Yahya. Mononym * Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century), Arab medical writer known in medieval Europe as Johannes Serapion *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janez (given Name)
Janez is a Slovene form of the 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 f ... 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 Istenič, footballer * Janez Janež (1913–1990), expatriate surgeon * Janez Janša (born 1958), fifth prime minister of Slovenia * Janez Lapajne (born 1967), film director * Janez Lenarčič (born 1967), diplomat * Janez Matičič (1926–2022), composer and pianist * Janez Semrajč (born 1989), tennis player * Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641–1693) Slovene name of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, scholar and polymath R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siôn
Sion is a name used in Wales and in other nations. Welsh name Siôn () or Sion is a Welsh form of the Anglo-Norman ''Jean'', pronounced in English similarly to the Irish name Seán. Notable people with the Welsh name include: People with the surname * Eleri Siôn (born 1971), Welsh radio and television presenter * Llywelyn Siôn (1540–c. 1615), Welsh-language poet * Sawnder Sion (16th century), Welsh poet * Delwyn Sion (born 1954), welsh singer-songwriter, director, and BAFTA nominee. People with the given name * Siôn ap Hywel (fl. c. 1490–1532), Welsh-language poet * Sion Bebb (born 1968), Welsh golfer * Sion Blythe (1781–1835), American pastor * Sion Record Bostick (1819–1902), American soldier * Siôn Bradford (1706–1785), Welsh-language poet * Sion Brinn (born 1973), Jamaican swimmer and coach * Siôn Cent (c. 1400–1435/40), Welsh-language poet * Siôn Ceri (fl. early 16th century), Welsh-language poet * Sion James (born 2002), American basketball pla ... [...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 '' Séaghan/Séan'', 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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish language, Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (Anglicisation of names, anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn (given name), Shawn/Shon (given name), Shon'') and Séan (Ulster Irish, Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John (given name), John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman language, Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean (male given name), Jean'') is another version. In the Irish language, the presence and placement of the síneadh fada is significant, as it changes the meaning of the name. The word "Sean" in Irish means "old", while the word "Séan" means "omen". 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 Irish has no letter ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani
Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ... surname. Given name * Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist * Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist * Juhani Kaskeala, Finnish admiral and Chief of Defense of the Finnish Defense Forces from 2001-2009 * Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer * Juhani Kumpulainen, Finnish actor and director * Juhani Lahtinen, Finnish ice hockey player * Juhani "Juice" Leskinen (1950–2006), Finnish musician * Juhani Ojala, Finnish professional footballer * Juhani Pallasmaa, Finnish architect and former professor of architecture and dean at the Helsinki University of Technology * Juhani Peltonen, Finnish association footballer * Juhani Suutarinen, Finnish b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan (given Name)
Jovan ( sr-Cyrl, Јован ) is a Serbia, Serbian male given name equivalent to English language, English "John (given name), John" or Slavic names, Slavic "Ivan (name), Ivan", from . The name is common amongst Orthodox Christians as a result of John the Baptist (Sveti Jovan Krstitelj) 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), Habsburg Montenegrin-Serbian military leader *Jovan Ali (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer *Jovan Anđelković (1942–1969), Serbian footballer *Jovan Andrevski ( 2000–2001), Bulgarian 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 ... [...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 Kunnas (born 1992), Finnish football coach * Jonne Lindblom (born 1983), Finnish football agent * Jonne Valtonen (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 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 " YHWH 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. ... [...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". Yo-han is a Korean masculine given name, derived from John. People with the name Johan include: First name * Johan, fictional character in a comics series by Peyo * 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 Beck-Friis (1890–1969), Swedish diplomat * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João
João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to 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 Portugal * João II of Portugal * João III of Portugal * João IV of Portugal * João V of Portugal * João VI of Portugal * 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, Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861) Arts and literature * João Borsch, Portuguese musician * João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat * João César Monteiro, Portuguese film director * Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |