Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jòvan is a romanization of Јован. Јован comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Jòvan’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Jòvan is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Јован.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
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.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Jòvan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jokshan
“one who sets a snare” · “fowler”
60% boys · 40% girls
Joonatan
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>99% boys
Joanan
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42% boys · 58% girls
Jobsun
“persecuted” · “one who is persecuted; afflicted”
—
Joma
“to add”
72% boys · 28% girls
Javan
“mire” · “mud man”
>99% boys
Joshyam
“God . is salvation” · “God is salvation”
—
Jonas
“dove”
>99% boys