Given name · Malayalam
യോഹന്നാൻ
“God is gracious”
യോഹന്നാൻ (yōhannāṉ) is a masculine given name from Classical Syriac, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Malayalam.
MalayalamWritten in Malayalam script. In English: John.
Meaning & origin
What it means
യോഹന്നാൻ goes back to a word meaning “God is gracious.”
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Where it comes from
യോഹന്നാൻ comes from Classical Syriac, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Classical Syriac ܝܽܘܚܢܳܢ (yoḥanan), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן.
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യോഹന്നാൻ’s family of names
In Malayalam usage, യോഹന്നാൻ shares an earlier linguistic root with ജുവാൻ. In Malayalam usage, യോഹന്നാൻ has a conventional equivalent in the English form John.
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