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Where does “Օհան” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Օհան”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Օհան”

  • Ohanian
  • Օհանյան
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