Where does “يوحنا” come from?
يوحنا (Arabic) comes from Aramaic יוחנן, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “يوحنا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | יוחנן | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 3 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 4 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 5 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |