Given name · Greek
Ιωάννης
Ιωάννης (Ioánnis) is a masculine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: John.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ιωάννης comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ιωάννης’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ιωάννης shares an earlier linguistic root with Γιάννης. In Greek usage, Ιωάννης has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. In Greek usage, Ιωάννης has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Juan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ιωάννης has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
11 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ιωάννης
- John ChrysostomChurch father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)349–407
- John of DamascusChristian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
- Yanis VaroufakisGreek economist and politicianborn 1961
- John I TzimiskesByzantine emperor925–976
- John II KomnenosByzantine Emperor from 1118 to 11441087–1143
- Ioannis KapodistriasGreek statesman and diplomat (1776–1831)
- John VI KantakouzenosByzantine emperor from 1347 to 1354 (1292–1383)
- John V PalaiologosByzantine emperor1332–1391
- John VIII PalaiologosByzantine emperor1392–1448
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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>99% boys
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“triad” · “third”
>99% boys