Masculine

Johannes

Meaning

  1. (masculine) John
  2. (masculine) John (book of the Bible)
  3. (masculine) a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/joːˈhɑnəs/
Etymology

In summary

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān). Cognate with English John.

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