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Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan, meaning "YHWH is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are Johann, Hannes, Hans (diminutized to Hänschen or Hänsel, as known from "Hansel and Gretel", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), Jens (from Danish) and Jan (from Dutch, and found in many countries).

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Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (Kurdî), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled Esaf (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled Ousep (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as Yosepu (யோசேப்பு).

Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of Iohannes, which is the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (), itself derived from Hebrew name Yochanan () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its English language equivalent is John. It is uncommon as a surname.

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Maffeo is an Italian masculine given name (an archaic variant of Matteo 'Matthew') and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Gioacchino () is a masculine Italian given name, equivalent to the English Joachim. Notable people with the name include:

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