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Johann

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Johann is a German male given name, equivalent to the English name John. It originates from the Latin Iohannes, which itself derives from the Greek Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), ultimately from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥanan), meaning "Yahweh is gracious."
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(Afrikaans) Jannie (Albanian) Gjon (Amharic) Yohannes (Arabic) Yahia (Turkish) Yahya (Arabic) Yuhanna (Armenian) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes (Asturian) Xuan (Romanian) Ion 1 (Swedish) Jon 1 (Basque) Ganix, Iban, Juantxo (Ukrainian) Ivan (Belarusian) Yan 1 (Biblical) Jehohanan, Johanan (Swedish) John (Biblical Greek) Ioannes (Biblical Hebrew) Yehochanan (Hebrew) Yochanan (Biblical Latin) Iohannes (French) Yann, Yanick (Breton) Yannic (French) Yannick (Breton) Yannig (Welsh) Ioan (Bulgarian) Yoan 2 (Slovene) Ivo 2 (Macedonian) Vancho (Bulgarian) Vanyo, Yanko (Occitan) Joan 2 (Swedish) Jan 1 (Cornish) Jowan (Corsican) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni (Serbian) Ivica (Slovene) Janko, Vanja (Czech) Hanuš, Honza (Polish) Janek (Swedish) Jens, Johan, Johannes, Hans (Danish) Jannick, Jannik (Dutch) Han 2, Hanne 1 (Swedish) Hannes (Dutch) Jantje (Norwegian) Jo (Dutch) Joes, Joop (Welsh) Evan (Scottish) Ian (Irish) Sean, Shane (English) Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Hank, Jack, Jake, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon 2, Shayne, Van (Esperanto) Johano, Joĉjo (Estonian) Jaan, Juhan, Ants, Jaanus (Faroese) Jóannes, Jógvan (Icelandic) Jóhannes, Jón (Norwegian) Jone 2 (Hungarian) Jani (Georgian) Joni 2 (Finnish) Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannu (Swedish) Janne 1 (Finnish) Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (French) Jean 1, Yoan 1, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, Yan 3 (Greek) Yanis (Galician) Xan, Xoán (Georgian) Ivane, Ioane, Vano (Greek) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Jannis, Yanni, Yianni (Malay) Yahaya (Hawaiian) Keoni (Spanish) Iván (Hungarian) János, Jancsi (Icelandic) Jóhann (Indonesian) Yohanes (Irish) Eoin, Seán (Italian) Giovanni, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Giovannino, Nino 1, Vanni (Late Roman) Joannes (Latvian) Ivans, Jānis, Žanis (Limburgish) Sjang, Sjeng (Literature) Hansel (Lithuanian) Jonas 1 (Serbian) Jovan, Jovica (Macedonian) Vančo (Maltese) Ġwann (Manx) Ean (Spanish) Juan 1 (Maori) Hone (Medieval English) Hann, Jan 3, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin (Medieval French) Jehan (Medieval Italian) Zuan (Picard) Jin 3 (Welsh) Iwan (Polish) Janusz (Portuguese) João, Joãozinho (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Geovane, Ruan (Romanian) Iancu, Ianis, Ionel, Ionică, Ionuț, Nelu (Russian) Ioann, Vanya (Sami) Juhán (Tongan) Sione (Sardinian) Giuanne, Juanne (Scottish Gaelic) Eòin, Iain (Slovak) Ján (Slovene) Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej (Spanish) Ibán, Juancho, Juanito (Spanish (Latin American)) Jhon, Jhonny (Swahili) Yohana (Swedish) Hampus, Hasse, Jöns (Walloon) Djan, Djhan, Djihan (Welsh) Ieuan, Siôn, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan

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