Given name · Chinese
約翰
約翰 is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Chinese.
ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: John.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
約翰 comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
約翰’s family of names
約翰 has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. 約翰 has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jean. 約翰 has a conventional equivalent in the German form Johannes.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
約翰 has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
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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