Given name · also German

Johano

Johano is a masculine given name from German, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Esperanto.

Original GermanJohannes

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Johano comes from German, and ultimately from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Esperanto usage, Johano developed from the German form Johann. In Esperanto usage, Johano developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰωάννης.

Johano’s family of names

In Esperanto usage, Johano has a diminutive in Joĉjo. In Esperanto usage, Johano developed from the German form Johann. In Esperanto usage, Johano has a conventional equivalent in the English form John.

Walk Johano’s family in the name graph

JohanoJohannesJoĉjoJohnJuanJeanJanJohannἸωάννης

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Johano has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

GermanHebrew

8 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Johano, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Juano

“Yahweh is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

96% boys · 4% girls

Hebrew

Jozefo

“(God) shall add”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Joshaphat

“Yah has ruled” · “Yah governs”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Jónatan

“whom the Lord gave”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Jozabad

“Yah has given”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Jorkeam

“green people” · “grasslike folks”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Joshaviah

“Yah supports”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Hebrew

Jonáš

“dove”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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