Johan (English)
Where does "Johan" come from?
The English name 'Johan' arrived as an archaic variant of 'Joan'[1]. This path traces back through Old French 'Johan' and Latin 'Johanna'[1], with 'Joan' originating as a clipped or hypocoristic form of 'Joanna'[3]. Ultimately, these names derive from the Hebrew feminized form 'יוֹחָנָה', literally meaning 'God is gracious'[3].
Full etymology tree
- Johan (English), 'A female given name from Hebrew.'
- derived Joan (English), 'A female given name from French, a feminine form of John.'
- derived Johan (Old French)
- derived Johanna (Latin)
- derived Iohannes (Latin), 'Late Latin form of Iōannēs'
- derived Ioannes (Latin), 'a male given name from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John'
- derived Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) (Ancient Greek), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John'
- derived יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) (Ancient Greek), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John'
- derived Ioannes (Latin), 'a male given name from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John'
- derived Iohannes (Latin), 'Late Latin form of Iōannēs'
- derived Johanna (Latin)
- derived Johan (Old French)
- derived John (Middle English), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John'
- derived Jehan (Old French), 'a male given name, equivalent to English John'
- derived Iohannes (Latin), 'Late Latin form of Iōannēs'
- derived Ioannes (Latin), 'a male given name from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John'
- derived Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) (Ancient Greek), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John'
- derived יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) (Ancient Greek), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John'
- derived Ioannes (Latin), 'a male given name from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John'
- derived Iohannes (Latin), 'Late Latin form of Iōannēs'
- derived Iohannes (Old English), 'John the Evangelist'
- derived Iohannes (Latin), 'Late Latin form of Iōannēs'
- derived Ioannes (Latin), 'a male given name from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John'
- derived Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) (Ancient Greek), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John'
- derived יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān) (Biblical Hebrew)
- derived Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) (Ancient Greek), 'a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John'
- derived Ioannes (Latin), 'a male given name from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs) [in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John'
- derived Iohannes (Latin), 'Late Latin form of Iōannēs'
- derived Jehan (Old French), 'a male given name, equivalent to English John'
- derived Joan (English), 'A female given name from French, a feminine form of John.'
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Updated August 2026
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