February 4, 2010 · Filed under Names · Tagged Anders, Anna, Axel, Brita, Carl, Charlotta, Christina, Edda, Elmer, Hulda, Ioannes, Iohannes, Jacob, Joahan, Joannes, Johahn, Johan, Johanan, Johane, Johanna, Johannan, Johannes, Johanthan, Johatan, Johathan, Johathon, Johaun, John, Johon, Jonas, Lina, Magnus, Marco, Mauritz, Morne, Oswaldo, Ramsey, Rohan, Teresia, Yehanan, Yehohanan
Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of Iohannes (see JOHN). (behindthename.com)
Still very Old European, conjuring up the image of a classical composer. But rising on the U.S. popularity list, largely thanks to Heidi Klum andSeal‘s young son. (nameberry.com)
Nicknames & Variations:
Johatan, Johathon, Johanan, Johathan, Joahan, Johanthan, Johannan, Johahn, Joannes, Johane, Johon, Johaun (nameberry.com)
Origin of the name Johan:Cognate of John (God is gracious), which is from the Middle Latin Johannes, an evolution of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes. Joannes is from the Greek Iōannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehōhānān (Yahweh is gracious). The name, borne by several important biblical characters, was also borne by many saints, twenty-three popes, and many kings throughout Europe.From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Global Popularity
of the Name Johan
#46 in Denmark
#67 in Norway
#83 in Sweden
#450 in United States (babynamewizard.com)
January 1, 2010 · Filed under Names · Tagged Iohannes, Jane, Jehanne, Joan, John
English: Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan. Famous bearers include the uncrowned English queen Lady Jane Grey (1536-1554), who ruled for only 9 days, the British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), who wrote ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’, and the British primatologist Jane Goodall (1934-). This was also the name of the central character in Charlotte Bronte’s novel ‘Jane Eyre’ (1847). (Behindthename.com)
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