Ioan is a variation on the name
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
found in
Aromanian,
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
,
Bulgarian,
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
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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
Aromanian
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Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus, physician and noble
Romanian
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Ioan-Aurel Pop
Ioan-Aurel Pop (born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian historian. Pop was appointed Professor of History at Babeș-Bolyai University in 1996. He has since been Chairman of the Department of Medieval History and the History of Premodern Art at Babe� ...
, historian
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Ioan Alexandru
Ioan Alexandru (; born Ion Șandor , December 25, 1941 – September 16, 2000) was a Romanian poet, essayist and politician. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he became a founding member and vice-president of the Christian Democratic Nation ...
, poet
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Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone (; born 15 March 1960) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player.
Club career Corvinul Hunedoara
Ioan Andone, nicknamed "Fălcosul" was born on 15 March 1960 in Șpălnaca , and when he was 14 years old, he playe ...
, footballer and coach
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Ioan Apostol, luger
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Ioan Baba, poet
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Ioan A. Bassarabescu, writer and politician
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Ioan Teodor Callimachi
John Theodore Callimachi (; 1690–1780) was List of rulers of Moldavia, Prince of Moldavia from 1758 to 1761.
Early years
Ioan was the second son of Teodor Calmăşul. Teodor, born Calmăşul, changed the family name to the Greek form Callima ...
, Prince of Moldavia
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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 o ...
, microbiologist
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Ioan Gheorghe Caragea, Prince of Wallachia
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Ioan Carlaonț
Ioan Carlaonț (19 October 1885 – 6 February 1952) was a Romanian major general, who led an anti-communist resistance movement in Oltenia after World War II. He was the older brother of General Dumitru Carlaonț.
He was born in Miculești, G ...
, World War II general
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Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, novelist
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Ioan Condruc, footballer
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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 t ...
, historian and philosopher
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Ioan Dumitrache
Ioan Dumitrache (25 August 1889 – 6 March 1977) was a Romanian major general during World War II, in command of the 2nd Mountain Division. His troops (''vânători de munte'') were recognized as the elite troops of the Romanian Army throughout ...
, World War II general
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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 I.L. Ca ...
, actor
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Ioan Florariu, rower
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Ioan Flueraș, politician
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Ioan Gherghel, swimmer
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Ioan Iacob Heraclid, Prince of Moldavia
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Ioan Holender, opera administrator
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Ioan Hora, footballer
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Ioan Hristea, World War II officer
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Ioan Igna, football referee
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Ioan Lupaș, historian and politician
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Ioan Lupescu, footballer
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Ioan Manu
Ioan M. Manu, also known as Iancu Manu (1803 – November 29 O.S., 1874), was a Romanian boyar and politician.
Biography
He was the son of Mihail G. Manu, born into a family of Venetian origins that had moved from Istanbul to Wallachia in ...
, politician
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I. C. Massim, linguist, founding member of the Romanian Academy
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Ioan Mirea, artist
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Ioan T. Morar, journalist
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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
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Ioan Gyuri Pascu, musician
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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
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Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul, writer
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Ioan Potcoavă
Ivan Pidkova () or Ioan Potcoavă (died 16 June 1578), also known as Ioan Crețul, and Nicoară Potcoavă among Romanians, was a prominent Cossack Ataman, and short-time List of Moldavian rulers, ruler of Moldavia (November–December 1577). Hi ...
, Hetman of Ukrainian Cossacks
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Ioan Pușcaș, gastroenterologist
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Ioan Mihail Racoviță
Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet Prison) was a Romanian general during World War II, and Minister of Defense in the aftermath of King Michael's Coup of August 1944.
Biography
In 1906 he was admitted to ...
, World War II general
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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
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Ioan Sabău
Ioan "Neluțu" Ovidiu Sabău (born 12 February 1968) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.
Club career
Ioan Sabău, nicknamed ''Moțul'' after the people from Țar ...
, footballer and coach
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Ioan Sauca
The Reverend Ioan Sauca (born 10 April 1956) is the acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). He assumed the office on 1 April 2020 after Reverend Olav Fykse Tveit resigned on 31 March 2020. He is to hold the office until t ...
, Orthodox priest, theologian, and Secretary general of the World Council of Churches
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Ioan Simu
Ioan Simu (June 27, 1875–June 22, 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian Romanian Greek-Catholic Church, Greek-Catholic priest and politician.
Biography Origins, early activity and World War I
Born in the village of Ciufud, in Alsó-Feh ...
, priest and politician
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Ioan Slavici, writer and journalist
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Ioan Sterca-Șuluțiu, Austrian noble
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Ioan Sturdza, Prince of Moldavia
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Ioan Silviu Suciu
Ioan Silviu Suciu (born 24 November 1977 in Sibiu) is a retired Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hu ...
, gymnast
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Ioan Talpeș
Ioan Talpeș (born 24 August 1944) is a 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, Tal ...
, army general and military historian
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Ioan Tănăsescu, chemist
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Ioan Tănăsescu, surgeon
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Ioan Ţepelea
Ioan is a variation on the name John (first name), John found in Aromanian language, Aromanian, Romanian language, Romanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Russian language, Russian, Welsh language, Welsh (), and Sardinian language, Sardinian. It ...
, scientist
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Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit
John III the Terrible (), also John III the Brave (; 1521 – June 14, 1574) was List of Moldavian rulers, Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574. Dimitrie Cantemir mentions him under the name John the Armenian.
He was the grand ...
, Prince of Moldavia
Bulgarian
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Ioan Vladislav, Bulgarian emperor (1015–1018)
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Ioan Asen I, Bulgarian emperor (1189–1196)
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Kaloyan
Kaloyan or Kalojan, also known as Ivan I, Ioannitsa or Johannitsa (; 1170 – October 1207), the Roman Slayer, was emperor or tsar of Bulgaria from 1196 to 1207. He was the younger brother of Theodor and Asen, who led the anti-Byzantine upr ...
, Bulgarian emperor (1197–1207)
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Ioan Asen II, Bulgarian emperor (1218–1241)
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Ioan II, Bulgarian emperor (1298-1299)
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Ioan Rilski, 9th-century Bulgarian Orthodox hermit and patron saint of Bulgaria
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Ioan Debarski, 11th-century Bulgarian clergyman and last Patriarch of the
First Bulgarian Empire
The First Bulgarian Empire (; was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh of Bulgaria, Asparuh, moved south to the northe ...
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Ioan Exarch, 9th-century Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator
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Ioan Kukuzel, 14th-century Byzantine composer and singer, from Bulgarian descent
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Yoan Leviev
Yoan Isakov Leviev () (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 was a member of the innovati ...
, Bulgarian artist, painter, and creator of monumental artworks
In all Bulgarian versions of
the Bible
The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writte ...
Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as
John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how ...
and
John the Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...
.
Welsh
In all Welsh versions of
the Bible
The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writte ...
Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as
John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how ...
and
John the Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...
.
Welsh people called Ioan include:
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Ioan Bowen Rees, poet and mountaineer
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Ioan Cunningham
Ioan Cunningham (born 1 January 1983) is a Welsh rugby union coach. He was head coach of the Wales women's national rugby union team from 2021 to 2024 and now coaches Fiji women's national rugby union team.
Career
Cunningham played for Wales ...
, rugby coach and former player
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Ioan Davies, rugby player
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Ioan Evans (politician), politician
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Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (; ; born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his roles in film and television series in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
Gruffudd became known for his portrayal of Harold Lowe in ''Titanic'' ( ...
, actor
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Ioan Lloyd, rugby player
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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
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Ioan Tegid (John Jones), poet
English
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Ioan Grillo
''El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency'' is a non-fiction book of the Mexican drug war written by Ioan Grillo. In ''El Narco'', Grillo takes a close look at the Mexican drug trade, starting with the term "El Narco", which has come to rep ...
, journalist
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Ioan James (1928–2025), British mathematician
See also
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Ion
An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...
,
Ionel Ionel is a Romanian masculine given name.
People named Ionel
* Ionel Augustin (born 1955), retired Romanian footballer
* Ionel Averian (born 1976), Romanian sprint canoeist
* Ionel Budișteanu (1919–1991), Romanian violinist and conductor
* Ione ...
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Ionuț Ionuț is a Romanian language, Romanian masculine given name. The English equivalent is Johnny. Notable persons with that name include:
* Ionuț Andrei (born 1985), Romanian bobsledder
* Ionuț Badea (born 1975), Romanian footballer
* Ionuț Băl ...
, other Romanian variations
Other Welsh variations:
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Ifan (given name)
Ifan () is one of several Welsh forms of the male given name '' Ieuan''. Like the English name ''John,'' it ultimately derives from the Latin ''Johannes''.
People named Ifan
* Ifan ab Owen Edwards (1895–1970), a Welsh academic, writer and f ...
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Ieuan
Ieuan is a masculine Welsh given name – one of several Welsh names derived from Latin Johannes or Ioannes and, therefore, analogous to the English language name John. Other Welsh names derived from Ioannes/Johannes or John include Ioan, Iwan, ...
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Ianto Ianto may refer to:
* Ianto Davies (1892–1945), Welsh international rugby union full back
* Ianto Evans, Welsh-American applied ecologist, landscape architect, inventor, writer, social critic, and teacher
*Ianto Morgan, a fictional character in ...
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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 sur ...
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Aromanian masculine given names
Romanian masculine given names
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