Given name & surname

Johans

Johans is a masculine given name from German. It is used in Latvian.

Original GermanJohannes

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Johans comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Johann.

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Johans’s family of names

In Latvian usage, Johans was borrowed from the German form Johann. In Norwegian usage, Johans has a conventional equivalent in the German form Johannes.

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