Given name · also Egyptian
ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ (iōannēs) is a masculine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Coptic and Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Coptic ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥɔnɔn).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ’s family of names
In Coptic usage, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. In Old Nubian usage, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Iōannēs. In Coptic usage, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ has a related form in ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
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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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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