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Pronunciation | [dʒoˈvanni] |
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Gender | Male |
Name day | 24 June |
Other gender | |
Feminine | Giovanna |
Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew, via Italian |
Meaning | "YHWH is Gracious" |
Other names | |
Related names | John, Gianni, Gjin, Evan, Hanna, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes |
Giovanni is a male Italian given name (from Latin Ioannes).[1] It is the Italian equivalent of John. Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname. It is sometimes spelt as Geovanni, Giovonnie, Giovannie, Jiovanni, or, when used as an English name, its female counterpart is Giovanna.