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Also known as Johann (given name), Johann (first name)

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.

Key facts

Given name.name
Johann
Given name.gender
Male
Given name.meaning
"Yahweh is gracious", "Graced by Yahweh" (Johanan)
Given name.region
Germanic
Given name.origin
Hebrew
Given name.related names
Jan, John, Johan, Jóhann, Johannes, Juan

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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.

==People== People with the name Johann include:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.