Given name & surname
Jannes
“God is gracious”
Jannes is a variant of Jani. In Finnish use, Jani carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Original GreekΙαννης
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jannes is a variant of Jani. In Finnish use, Jani carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jannes is a biblical name from Greek.
From biblical name research
How it developed
In German usage, Jannes is a short form of Johannes.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jannes appears in 2 Timothy 3:8, Exodus 12:38, Exodus 32:4 and 2 other passages.
- 2 Timothy 3:8
- Exodus 12:38
- Exodus 32:4
- Numbers 22:22
- Numbers 31:6-8
From biblical name research
Jannes’s family of names
In German usage, Jannes is a short form of Johannes. Jannes has a related form in Jani.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 31
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Johnshares a root
- Hannahshares a root
- Annashares a root
- Joannashares a root
- Hansalso known as · German
- Johannalso known as · German
- Hananshares a root
- Ananiasshares a root
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- Janalso known as · German
- Joalso known as · German
- Hananiahshares a root
- Hannielshares a root
- Hananishares a root
- Jonanshares a root
- Henningalso known as · German
- Hannibalshares a root
- Johananshares a root
- Elhananshares a root
- Annasshares a root
- Tahanshares a root
- Jannaishares a root
- Hannsalso known as · German
- Hannesalso known as · German
- Henshares a root
- Hanunshares a root
- Hananelshares a root
- Tehinnahshares a root
- Joananshares a root
- Jehohananshares a root
- Baal-hananshares a root
- Hennoalso known as · German
People named Jannes
- Jannes HornGerman association football playerborn 1997
- Jannes WieckhoffGerman association football playerborn 2000
- Jannes van der WalDutch draughts player (1956–1996)
- Jannes FittjeGerman racing driverborn 1999
- Jannes Van HeckeBelgian association football playerborn 2002
- Jannes VansteenkisteBelgian footballerborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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