Where does “ইয়াহিয়া” come from?

ইয়াহিয়া (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian یحیی, from Arabic يَحْيَى, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.

ইয়াহিয়া (Bengali): John the Baptist (Yahya), revered as a major prophet in Islam

Definitions

  1. John the Baptist (Yahya), revered as a major prophet in Islam

Ancestry of “ইয়াহিয়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیحیی—
2Arabicيَحْيَى—
3HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
4HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious

Words derived from “ইয়াহিয়া”

Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן →Every word from Arabic يَحْيَى →