Johanan
/ˌdʒoʊ.həˈnæn/noun
A biblical masculine personal name of Hebrew origin.
Did you know?Johanan is one of the Hebrew forms behind the better-known name John, transmitted through Greek Iōannēs and Latin Iōhannēs.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥ-n-n
“To show favor, be gracious, or show mercy”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān)
“Yahweh is gracious”
Second Temple period
Aramaic
יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān)
“A personal name meaning Yahweh is gracious”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
“The Greek form used for Hebrew Yōḥānān and related names”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Iōhannēs
“Latin form that became the source of many European versions”
Modern English
English
Johanan
“A biblical Hebrew personal name, also used in English transliteration”