Pronunciation | Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑn] Norwegian: [jʊˈhɑnː] Swedish: [ˈjǔːhan] or [ˈjûːan] Malay: ['dʒohan] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Meaning | Yahweh is gracious |
Region of origin | Scandinavia, and Netherlands |
Other names | |
Related names | Hans, John, Johannes, Juhan, Yohan, Yohanan |
Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης), from the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), itself derived from the extended form Yehochanan (יְהוֹחָנָן), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is John.
Johan is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning "champion".
Yo-han is a Korean masculine given name, derived from John.
People with the name Johan include: