Given name & surname · Persian
جوان
جوان (jawān) is a masculine given name from Middle Persian. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: javân.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
جوان comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Middle Persian.
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جوان’s family of names
In Persian usage, جوان shares a linguistic root with the English form Young. In Persian usage, جوان can be written in the Roman alphabet as javân. In Persian usage, جوان shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form JOVEN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
جوان has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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