Given name · Greek
Γιάννης
“God is gracious”
Γιάννης (Giánnis) is a masculine given name from Byzantine Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: John.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Γιάννης goes back to a word meaning “God is gracious.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Γιάννης comes from Byzantine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Byzantine Greek Γιάννης, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).
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Γιάννης’s family of names
In Greek usage, Γιάννης has a diminutive in Γιαννάκης. In Greek usage, Γιάννης has a feminine form in Γιάννα. In Greek usage, Γιάννης has a conventional equivalent in the English form John.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Γιάννης has relatives in 21 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Γιάννης comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
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 41
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JohnEnglish
- IanEnglish, Scots
- GiovanniItalian
- JuanSpanish
- GianniItalian
- SeanEnglish, Irish
- JoanCatalan
- JeanFrench
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- JoeEnglish
- HansGerman, Danish
- Giannisborrowing · English
- JohannGerman
- JohannesGerman
- JanPolish, Czech
- YanisFrench
- Yannisequivalent
- Ioannisequivalent
- JensWest Frisian, Danish
- IainEnglish
- JanisPolish
- IvenDanish
- HenningGerman
- Jannisequivalent
- JankoSlovak
- JanuszPolish
- HannesGerman
- Γιάνηςequivalent
- Ιάννηςequivalent
- Iannisequivalent
- ジョンJapanese
- Γιάνναfeminine form · Greek
- Γιάννοςequivalent
- Yannakisequivalent
- Ἰωάννηςolder form · Ancient Greek
- JánSlovak
- HaskoWest Frisian
- JánosHungarian
- JanezSlovene
- JánoSlovak
- ИванRussian
- JoãoPortuguese
People named Γιάννης
- Yiannis RitsosGreek poet1909–1990
- Giannis ManiatisGreek footballerborn 1986
- Giannis FetfatzidisGreek footballerborn 1990
- Ioannis AmanatidisGreek executive, coach and retired association football playerborn 1981
- Jannis KounellisGreek painter, sculptor and professor of arts (1936–2017)
- Giannis GoumasGreek footballerborn 1975
- Ioannis OkkasCypriot footballerborn 1977
- Yiannis KourosGreek ultramarathon runner (born 1956)
- Ioannis BourousisGreek basketball player (born 1983)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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