Given name · also Latin
Jóannes
Jóannes is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Faroese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jóannes comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Faroese usage, Jóannes developed from Ἰωάννης.
Jóannes’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Jóannes has a short form in Jóan. In Faroese usage, Jóannes developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰωάννης. In Faroese usage, Jóannes has a conventional equivalent in the English form John.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jóannes has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jóannes
- Jóannes Eidesgaardformer Prime Minister of the Faroe Islandsborn 1951
- Jóannes PaturssonFaroese poet and politician (1866-1946)
- Jóannes DanielsenFaroese footballer (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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