Given name · also Sicilian
Ġwann
Ġwann is a masculine given name, probably from Sicilian, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Maltese.
Original Hebrewיוחנן
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ġwann probably comes from Sicilian, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Maltese usage, Ġwann developed from IOHANNES. In Maltese usage, Ġwann developed from יוחנן.
Ġwann’s family of names
In Maltese usage, Ġwann developed from the Latin form IOHANNES. In Maltese usage, Ġwann has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. In Maltese usage, Ġwann has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Juan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ġwann has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere Ġwann comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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