Yannis
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Yannis or Yiannis or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek
name, a variant of John (Hebrew) meaning "God is generous." Variants include Ioannis (Ιωάννης), Yanni, Iannis, Yannakis; and the very rare "Yannos", usually found in the Peloponnese
and Cyprus
.
The feminine forms are Ιωάννα (Ioanna), Γιάννα (Yianna, sometimes Gianna)
People with this first name may be found in:
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
name, a variant of John (Hebrew) meaning "God is generous." Variants include Ioannis (Ιωάννης), Yanni, Iannis, Yannakis; and the very rare "Yannos", usually found in the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
.
The feminine forms are Ιωάννα (Ioanna), Γιάννα (Yianna, sometimes Gianna)
People with this first name may be found in:
Songs about Yannis
- Yianni mou to mantili sou (My Yiannis, your handkerchief) traditional