Where does “Yəhya” come from?
Yəhya (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic يَحْيَى, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.
Ancestry of “Yəhya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | يَحْيَى | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 3 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |