Alternate forms for the name John - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Other language forms for the name John

John (name)

John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...

Džons (Latvian)
Džonas (Lithuanian
Lithuanian language
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Eoin
Eoin
Eoin is an Irish name, cognate with John. In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as John in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle.It is related to the Scottish Gaelic name Iain...

(Irish
Irish language
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Evan
Evan
Evan is a Welsh masculine given name, although it has on the rare occasion been given to girls as well, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood. The name is derived from "lefan", one of the other Welsh forms of John and is closely related to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John is derived from the...

(Welsh
Welsh language
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Gianina Irish
Gino
Gino (given name)
Gino is a masculine given name of Italian origin. It may be the short form of the Greek name Ambrogino which means "ever-living" or Luigino or Eugenio, from the Greek name Eugene which means "well-born, noble".-List of people with given name Gino:...

, (Italian
Italian language
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Giovanni
Giovanni (name)
Giovanni is a male Italian given name , the Italian equivalent of John. Giovanni is occasionally spelled Geovanni, Giovonnie or Giovannie; however, this deviates from the original Italian, and, in this manner, is made a unisex name...

, Gianni
Gianni
Gianni is a male Italian forename , derived from the Hebrew Yohanan -Description:...

(Italian
Italian language
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Gjon or Gjin (Albanian
Albanian language
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Hans
Hans (name)
Hans is a masculine given name. In German, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish, originally it is short for Johannes but is also recognized in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands as a name in its own right for official purposes....

(German
German language
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, from Johannes)
Honza (Czech
Czech language
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Iain (Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic language
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(common form, though Ian is used in English))
Ioan (Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

, Welsh)
Ion
Ion (name)
Ion is a common Romanian given name for males. It is equivalent to the English name John and has the same etymology as "John", tracing back to a Hebrew name. Ion can also be a surname in Romanian....

(Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...

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Ionel (Romanian)
Ieuan
Ieuan
-Famous people named Ieuan:*Saint Ieuan, 6th-century saint, there is a church dedicated to him in Llantrisant on the Isle of Anglesey.*Ieuan ab Owain Glyndŵr , reputed illegitimate son to Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Prince of Wales....

(Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

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Ivan
Ivan (name)
Ivan is a Christian male given name that is primarily associated with Slavic languages.-Etymology:Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Iван.It is the Slavic...

(Bulgarian
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, Croatian
Croatian language
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, Russian
Russian language
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, Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
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and other Slavic language nations)
Jaan (Estonian
Estonian language
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Jan (Catalan
Catalan language
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, Czech
Czech language
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, Dutch
Dutch language
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, Polish
Polish language
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, Norwegian
Norwegian language
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Ján
Ján
- Famous people named Ján :*Ján Mucha, Slovak footballer*Ján Šťastný, Slovak hockey player*Ján Bahýľ, inventor*Ján Čapkovič, football player*Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia*Ján Cikker, composer*Ján Ďurica, football player...

(Slovak
Slovak language
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Jani (Finnish)
Janez
Janez (given name)
Janez is a Slovene form of the given name John.* Janez Burger , film director* Janez Drnovšek , 2nd president of the Republic of Slovenia* Janez Drozg , film director...

(Slovene)
Jānis (Latvian
Latvian language
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Janka (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian)
János (Hungarian
Hungarian language
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Jean (French
French language
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Joan (Catalan
Catalan language
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João
João
João is the Portuguese form of the name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is quite widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries and therefore also the name of several notable people and places:-People:Kings:...

(Portuguese
Portuguese language
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[Johan (given name)|[Johan]] (Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, Faroese, Afrikaans)
Johann
Johann
Johann, "YO-hahn") typically a male given name, is the Germanized form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" . It is a form of the Germanic given name "Johannes", which comes from Johan. The English language form is John. It is uncommon as a surname...

(Germanic: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch)
Johannes
Johannes
Johannes is the Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name Ιωάννης , itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany...

(Germanic: German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch)
Jóhannes
Johannes
Johannes is the Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name Ιωάννης , itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany...

(Icelandic
Icelandic language
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Jon
Jon
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, meaning "God has given", or an alternate spelling of John, meaning "God is gracious". In the year of 2008, Jon was the 527th most popular name in the United States; its popularity has declined steadily since its peak in 1968 as #65...

(Basque, Norwegian, Swedish)
Jón
Jón
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes.According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required....

(Icelandic, Faroese)
Jonas
Jonas (name)
Jonas is a common male name in most western countries. It is primarily used as a first name, but also occurs as a surname. It is particularly frequent in the Scandinavian countries, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark...

(Lithuanian)
Juan
Juan
Juan is a given name, the Spanish language version of John. It is very common in Spain and in Spanish-speaking communities around the world. The feminine form is Juana, or Juanita on its diminutive....

(Spanish, Filipino, Manx
Manx language
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Seán
Seán
Seán or Séan is an Irish language name. It is the Irish equivalent of the French Jean. Anglicisations of the name include Sean , Shane, Shayne, Shaine, Shaun, and Shawn...

(Irish
Irish language
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Seán, after the French Jean)
Shane
Shane (name)
Shane is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicised version of the Irish name Seán, which itself is an Irish derivative of 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 also a popular surname...

(Anglicised form of Seán)
Shawn (Anglicised form of Seán)
Siôn
Siôn
-Real-life men named Siôn:*Twm Siôn Cati, Welsh analogue of Robin Hood*Siôn ap Hywel , Welsh-language poet*Siôn Cent , Welsh-language poet*Siôn Phylip , Welsh-language poet...

(Welsh)
Xoán (Galician
Galician language
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Yanka (Belarusian
Belarusian language
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Yann (Breton
Breton language
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Yanni (Greek)
Yohannan (Malayalam)
Yohannes (Ethiopian
Ethiopia
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, Indonesian
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Yonnachan (Malayalam)
Youhannon (Malayalam)
Yahya (Arabic, Turkish
Turkish language
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Pet, diminutive and alternative forms

Hans
Hans (name)
Hans is a masculine given name. In German, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish, originally it is short for Johannes but is also recognized in Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands as a name in its own right for official purposes....

(pet form of Johannes)
Jack
Jack (name)
Jack is a male given name, although in very rare cases it can be used as a female given name, and sometimes as a surname.In English it is traditionally used as the diminutive form of the name John, though it is also often given as a proper name in its own right.The name Jack is unique in the...

(English diminutive, also used as a proper name and alternate)
Jens
Jens (given name)
Jens is a male given name and a Danish and Frisian derivative of Johannes.- List of people with the given name Jens :*Jens Blauenfeldt, television actor, screenwriter, and director for Danmarks Radio*Jens Eriksen, Danish Olympic badminton player...

(Danish pet form)

Pet, diminutive and alternative forms

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