Giovanni
/dʒoˈvanni/noun
A common Italian masculine given name, equivalent to John.
Did you know?Giovanni ultimately comes from the same ancient name as John, meaning “Yahweh is gracious,” and it spread through Europe because of the immense prestige of biblical and saintly names.
Etymological Timeline
Hebrew Bible
Hebrew
Yōḥānān
“Yahweh is gracious”
Greek
Greek
Iōánnēs
“John; a biblical personal name”
Latin
Latin
Iohannes
“John; used in Christian Latin”
Old Italian
Italian
Giovanni
“Italian form of John, a personal name”
Modern English
English
John
“Common masculine given name; also a generic term for a man in some contexts”