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Where does “Հովհաննես” come from?

Հովհաննես (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Յովհաննէս, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Հովհաննես (Armenian): {{n-g|given name equivalent to John}}

Definitions

  1. {{n-g|given name equivalent to John}}

Ancestry of “Հովհաննես”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianՅովհաննէս—
2Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
3HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
4Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
5Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
6Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “Հովհաննես”

  • Oganessian
  • oganesson
  • Оганеся́н
  • オガネソン
  • Հովհաննիսյան
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